Just in case I get accused of being self-righteous, I confess that I am a wretched sinner who deserves the wrath of God. My sins are many and I am ashamed of all the times I have been a hypocrite. However, just because I am a confessed sinner does not forbid my right to offend people with the truth, so please read everything I have to say:
According to the gospels, Jesus warned that only few will enter the narrow gate and that many who call him Lord will find themselves being turned away. It has been my experience that the vast majority of professing Christians have no idea what it truly means to take the name of Christ. I've seen so much hypocrisy, envy, bitterness, anger, blasphemy, adultery, betrayal, etc, among those who profess to be Christians. It really makes me want to weep.
It has been my experience that if I make a stand for what the Bible truly teaches instead of cherry picking whatever tickles my fancy, other Christians have labelled me a judgmental fundamentalist. Either that or they have insulted me in some other way. They don't give the impression that they are kind and loving. They just make me think, "What hypocrites."
Those few Christians who are lovers of the truth and have Jesus Christ in the centre of their heart will suffer persecution even from other professing Christians. However, I, too, have been guilty of this. Hypocrisy made me so angry that I would argue with other Christians, not realizing that I was making myself just as guilty. But now I want to forget about the past and truly commit to the Lord. But I feel I can no longer socialize with other Christians because there is too much hypocrisy. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within you. I don't need church for salvation. Hypocrisy just makes me angry, and I've had enough of having to deal with Christians who pick and choose whatever suits them. Look at how much of a sham marriage has become. I also see so much envy and bitterness between Christian men and women. It's a joke.
I suggest that the best thing to do is focus on serving the Lord and forgetting about the hypocrites. Everyone will have to face God on judgment day, and only few will enter heaven.
According to the gospels, Jesus warned that only few will enter the narrow gate and that many who call him Lord will find themselves being turned away. It has been my experience that the vast majority of professing Christians have no idea what it truly means to take the name of Christ. I've seen so much hypocrisy, envy, bitterness, anger, blasphemy, adultery, betrayal, etc, among those who profess to be Christians. It really makes me want to weep.
It has been my experience that if I make a stand for what the Bible truly teaches instead of cherry picking whatever tickles my fancy, other Christians have labelled me a judgmental fundamentalist. Either that or they have insulted me in some other way. They don't give the impression that they are kind and loving. They just make me think, "What hypocrites."
Those few Christians who are lovers of the truth and have Jesus Christ in the centre of their heart will suffer persecution even from other professing Christians. However, I, too, have been guilty of this. Hypocrisy made me so angry that I would argue with other Christians, not realizing that I was making myself just as guilty. But now I want to forget about the past and truly commit to the Lord. But I feel I can no longer socialize with other Christians because there is too much hypocrisy. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within you. I don't need church for salvation. Hypocrisy just makes me angry, and I've had enough of having to deal with Christians who pick and choose whatever suits them. Look at how much of a sham marriage has become. I also see so much envy and bitterness between Christian men and women. It's a joke.
I suggest that the best thing to do is focus on serving the Lord and forgetting about the hypocrites. Everyone will have to face God on judgment day, and only few will enter heaven.
due to a failure to make a good-faith effort to follow Jesus' teachings so it becomes a counter-productive and sometimes harmful effort to establish relationships with them.