Hypocrisy Hurts
1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
Example 25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence... 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.
17 times Jesus used word Hyprocrite
Jesus showed grace for a sinner, broken, humble but not for a actors.
Why is there hypocrisy?
- Some Claim Christianity but are not really Christians
Matthew 15:7-9 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven
Luke 6:46 WHY do not call me Lord Lord and do not the thing which I say.
- Some Christians are young in their faith
Hebrews 5:13-14 NLT For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. 14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
Many see their hypocrisy, you don't need to tell them.
1 Corinthians 10:12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
When we fall short, we blame our circumstances.
But when others fall short, label them hypocrites.
Psalm 103:14 NTL For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
- Some Christians Cant see their Duplicity
Matthew 23:3 …they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them
1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
Psalm 139:23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
If We have lost faith in Jesus b/c of people, maybe our faith was in people instead of Jesus
