If you were sick with a fever, asking this question is like asking, “Why should I go to a hospital when it’s full of sick people?” If you were sick and wanted to get better, you belong in a hospital. (Of course, you have to want to get well when you are there. We’ve heard of doctors who complain, “My patient ignores all my instructions!”)
There’s no better place for a religious hypocrite than in a church where he may hear a convicting message and repent. As in a hospital where many patients do take their medication and get well, churches are filled those who pay attention to the messages they hear, and change.
Hypocrites, which we usually define as someone whose actions are at variance with his belief, will always live among us. Pastor Jon Courson in his New Testament Application Commentary7 recommends getting saved and going to church once a week with these hypocrites so you won’t need to spend eternity with them!
What Do You Think?
a. What’s the difference between a hypocrite with low moral standards and a non-hypocrite with the same?
b. Do all the people at your workplace consistently uphold high moral standards? If not, are you still comfortable working with them?
7. Courson, Jon, Jon Courson’s Application Commentary. (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 2003.)
About Steve Husting
Steve Husting lives in Southern California with his wife and son. He enjoys encouraging others through writing, and likes reading, digital photography, the outdoors, calligraphy, and chocolate. He has written several
books and
ebooks, and hundreds of Christian devotionals. Steve is also having a great time illustrating God's Word with
calligraphy.
Why should I go to church when it’s full of hypocrites?
If you were sick with a fever, asking this question is like asking, “Why should I go to a hospital when it’s full of sick people?” If you were sick and wanted to get better, you belong in a hospital. (Of course, you have to want to get well when you are there. We’ve heard of doctors who complain, “My patient ignores all my instructions!”)
There’s no better place for a religious hypocrite than in a church where he may hear a convicting message and repent. As in a hospital where many patients do take their medication and get well, churches are filled those who pay attention to the messages they hear, and change.
Hypocrites, which we usually define as someone whose actions are at variance with his belief, will always live among us. Pastor Jon Courson in his New Testament Application Commentary7 recommends getting saved and going to church once a week with these hypocrites so you won’t need to spend eternity with them!
What Do You Think?
a. What’s the difference between a hypocrite with low moral standards and a non-hypocrite with the same?
b. Do all the people at your workplace consistently uphold high moral standards? If not, are you still comfortable working with them?
7. Courson, Jon, Jon Courson’s Application Commentary. (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 2003.)
About Steve Husting
Steve Husting lives in Southern California with his wife and son. He enjoys encouraging others through writing, and likes reading, digital photography, the outdoors, calligraphy, and chocolate. He has written several books and ebooks, and hundreds of Christian devotionals. Steve is also having a great time illustrating God's Word with calligraphy.