Hypocrites! Hypocrites!
A hypocrite is someone who points the finger at someone else while they are doing the same thing or someone who doesn't walk the talk that they are speaking. The Prophetic Scribe definition
"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 dead men's bones and everything unclean. " Matthew 23:27
"You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Matthew 7:5
"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." John 8:7
We are ALL guilty of being a hypocrite from time to time. We judge, speculate, gossip and condemn.
The Bible says, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:21
Christians are held to a higher moral standard by God and the people of the world. This doesn't mean that Christians are perfect or should self-righteously look down on others and judge them.
"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.
The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is that Christians are forgiven for their sins based on the grace given unto us when we accept Christ as our personal savior. This doesn't mean that our personality changes overnight, but the Bible does assure us that we are indeed changed "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
Being "born again" or "saved" doesn't mean that Christians are perfect nor does it give Christians a license to sin. There are consequences for every action. It just mean that as a result of accepting Christ as our savior, our ugly sin is covered [by the blood] that Jesus shed on the cross as a living sacrifice for our sins. . "...you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." 1 Corinthians 6:20
We are supposed to confess, repent and turn away from our sin when we receive the Holy Spirit and become new creatures in Christ. We must practice this on a daily basis.
So, the next time you feel like judging someone, ask God to forgive you, and ask Him to reveal what is really going on (in the spirit).
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6:12
Scriptures used are from NIV Version of the Bible
"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 dead men's bones and everything unclean. " Matthew 23:27
"You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Matthew 7:5
"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." John 8:7
We are ALL guilty of being a hypocrite from time to time. We judge, speculate, gossip and condemn.
The Bible says, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:21
Christians are held to a higher moral standard by God and the people of the world. This doesn't mean that Christians are perfect or should self-righteously look down on others and judge them.
"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.
The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is that Christians are forgiven for their sins based on the grace given unto us when we accept Christ as our personal savior. This doesn't mean that our personality changes overnight, but the Bible does assure us that we are indeed changed "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
Being "born again" or "saved" doesn't mean that Christians are perfect nor does it give Christians a license to sin. There are consequences for every action. It just mean that as a result of accepting Christ as our savior, our ugly sin is covered [by the blood] that Jesus shed on the cross as a living sacrifice for our sins. . "...you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." 1 Corinthians 6:20
We are supposed to confess, repent and turn away from our sin when we receive the Holy Spirit and become new creatures in Christ. We must practice this on a daily basis.
So, the next time you feel like judging someone, ask God to forgive you, and ask Him to reveal what is really going on (in the spirit).
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6:12
Scriptures used are from NIV Version of the Bible
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