The Hypocritical Christian

Lent Day 18- Don’t be a hypocritical Christian.

I read a headline a few weeks back featuring Pope Francis. While I am no longer Catholic – this Pope, I like him a lot more than the last guy. He has more of a lay it on the table approach. While I won’t be running back to the Catholic church anytime soon, I hope the Pope continues to be more vocal on his love all stance. The headline that caught my attention was this:

Pope suggests it’s better to be an atheist than a bad Christian

That’s a headline, right? This definitely got my attention.

Don’t Be a Hypocritical Christian

So what is a hypocritical Christian? Well, this from All About God on Christian hypocrisy has some great points, this in particular struck me:

Hypocrisy is “claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.

Things to note about hypocrisy (from All About God):

Christian is called to grow in faith and progress to being more like Christ. This doesn’t always happen instantly.
A Christian is called to live a life of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience (Colossians 3:12). Be intentional about letting God change your heart.

While yes, Christians shouldn’t be hypocritical – it takes time to grow in faith and grace.

Pope Francis Quotes on Hypocritical Christians

Here are a few quotes from Pope Francis in regards to Christians and hypocrisy:

“To be a Christian means to do: to do the will of God — and on the last day — because all of us we will have one — that day what shall the Lord ask us? Will He say: ‘What you have said about me?’ No. He shall ask us about the things we did.”

“Here I am, Lord! … I went to Church, I was close to you, I belong to this association, I did this… Don’t you remember all the offerings I made?”

To which Jesus may reply, according to the Pope:

“Yes, I remember. The offerings, I remember them: All dirty. All stolen from the poor. I don’t know you.’ That will be Jesus’ response to these scandalous people who live a double life.”

More on Pope Francis’ Headline on Hypocrisy

Judging the Hypocrites

So what does it mean to be a hypocritical Christian? To know better but to do anyways. Christian hypocrisy does get complicated though.

i didnt know you had the authority to judge me - is Jesus hiring?

Because at the end of the day – who are we to judge who the hypocrites versus the righteous? Not us. Just Jesus.

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