Christianity vs. Hypocrisy

            I’d like to stay on the previous weeks topic and continue discussing religion and common misconceptions that have caught my eye. One of the words that I often find linked with Christianity is ‘hypocrisy.’ I often hear from those that don’t associate themselves with the religion that Christians are hypocrites, the explanation being that we often engage in activities that the bible illicitly forbids. Everyone has heard of the ten commandments; thou shall not steal, kill, covet thy neighbor, take the Lord’s name in vein, etc. and apparently to outsiders anyone who does any of these things are bad Christians, or should be considered a hypocrite.  

         Yes, Christians sin every day and if I have learned anything about my religion it is that God never expects that we are perfect. We are simply supposed to strive to be as ‘Christ-like’ as possible,  attend Church or stay grounded in the word through reading, try to become a better person and to repent for the mistakes that we have made. Being a Christian does not mean that you are expected to be perfect and never mess up. Now a problem that I will identify that some Christians have is judging others and assessing their shortcomings when they have plenty to work on themselves.

        All that being said, I ask that those that do not study the word and do not have proper knowledge and understanding of its messages do not try to assess what it is a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ Christian. It is amazing to me that those who do not associate themselves with the God of Abraham or what is written in the Bible are so quick to say what it is that he expects from his children. Like my other message, you must first educate yourself about a religion but with knowledge of Christianity you will understand that it is not our jobs to point fingers at another, simply to worry about fixing your own shortcomings.