Why Not Be A Hypocrite?
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Funny how people who believe nothing are super picky about what other people believe
Hypocrites just wear these little tags, “My name is SoandSo, I’m why mankind needed a Savior in the first place.” It’s their mission field, Proving Why Grace Was Needed. If any of us ever attain perfection, we’ll all be levitating 3 feet off the ground and that will really offend the atheists.
You can’t judge a hypocrite without a moral standard to measure them by. If you’re going to reject the moral standard entirely, then there is no basis for you to complain.
I suggest that it is nearly impossible for a Christian to be a hypocrite. Hypocrisy is “feigning to be what one is not.” What one is, is a sinner in need of salvation. Have you in some way failed to demonstrate the need for salvation? That would make you a “Christian hypocrite.”
Wait…are you arguing with me??!!!
You’re on thin ice, Missy.
Actually, you’ve made a good point. Christianity is the ultimate acknowledgment that we are not as great as we pretend to be. I think the Spartan would probably agree with you if he stepped off his soapbox and closed his mouth for a micro-second.
I think he keeps using the word “hypocrite” when he means “failure”. The moral standard is a pretty high bar and we don’t often reach it. Most of the time Christians willingly admit we don’t practice what we preach.
Great response on 2 points:
In bible study a few years ago, our wonderful pastor brought up the oft-heard complaint that Christians are hypocrites. He said he would much rather aim to please, honor and emulate Christ, and fall and fail as a sinner; than never to keep trying to follow in His Lord’s teaching. We’re all imperfect, sinful human beings (well, except for the atheists).
Much, much better to continually attempt to follow God, and be labeled as a hypocrite when we fall short; than to stay lazy, unchallenged, unrepentant and remain a spiritual slob – an evolutionary slug as it were…. (The narrow, difficult path is hard but so very much better.)
I was thinking during the early morning prayer-time, in loving communion with Our Sweet Lord, that if the atheists would just be quiet, really quiet their minds, hearts and angst, and give God respectful, quiet time they might give God a chance to touch their souls. His touch on our souls is profound when we can shut up and listen.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised an atheist does not understand what a “value” is. How do you write with a straight face that non-christians aren’t as prone to hypocrisy, greed and selfishness. Talk about being self-deluded. The nature of atheism is selfishness as I see it.
John, if they can’t understand the definition of “value,” I don’t think you’re ready to move them on to big words like “hypocrisy.”
Sorry, Nic.
Sometimes JB’s pocket likes to push the “spam” button…
Did Nic go to spam?
I don’t think I did that…
Yeah–I just fished him out.
And I assumed you were to blame. 😀
Good idea. Start with east words like SPAM.
*easy*
We know they’re familiar with that one…
I tried to help him out. But he was “spot on”.
Yes, we all sometimes say one thing and act another. So what? I don’t really mean so what, because it’s wrong of course. On the other hand some of these guys don’t actually understand what hypocrisy actually is and have confused it with, “You aren’t agreeing with me! You are a hyprocrite!”
Yep. Christians are hypocrites. No doubt about that.
The problem for the atheist is that they have no basis for calling hypocrisy wrong.
Science! That’s the reason! Trust me, I am very enlightened.
I have, on many occasions, accused atheists of confusing the Qurran with the Bible- Islam with Christianity. I suspect this may be yet another case. Mohammed not only condoned slavery, and expressed his opinion that black people are the lowest of humans , but also advised his followers how and when to rape their slaves, among other decidedly non- feminist activities. The Bible, OT and NT uses words that are translated as “slave” but commands that those people be treated with kindness and, especially in the NT, as brothers. So… Clearly my friend SPARTAN here is thinking of Islam but attacking Christians.
And as often as atheists love to claim that the BIBLE Belt is the divorce, rape, murder, abortion, etc belt, not a one has ever provided a single bit of evidence for that claim. Not even another poorly written atheists blog post. We’re just supposed to accept that as a fact, and them somehow also believe that the Bible Belt still contains Christians, and that somehow Christians sinning disproves the Bible, and, I guess, believe that atheism has the moral foundation for condemning slavery, child sacrifice, etc.
Or hypocrisy.
Also,JB, I think you’re right. He hates you more than he hates me.
Weird.
The animosity is puzzling. You are arguably as sarcastic as I am. Perhaps it has something to do with your whimsical avatar.
Dear John,
[I’m already seeing how this correspondence could go horribly wrong. No… I’m not leaving you for another blogger. LOL]
[Moving on…]
Dear John,
As a person who really, really, really wants to live the truly honest, blissful and un-hypocritical life of not misunderstanding the contradictions between the real world and our Biblically biased understanding of the world… which itself is the cause of hypocrisy-based immoral understandings of reality… how can I become a better person who doesn’t want to just pick my Bible back up and beat the feathers out of this Spartan person?
Or maybe that’s the moral thing to do? Obviously all those rules for moral behavior have confused my perception of reality.
Help me John!
Signed,
Recovering Hypocrite