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!”)<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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 Commentary<\/em>7 recommends getting saved and going to church once a week with these hypocrites so you won’t need to spend eternity with them!<\/p>\n What Do You Think?<\/strong><\/p>\n a. What’s the difference between a hypocrite with low moral standards and a non-hypocrite with the same?<\/p>\n b. Do all the people at your workplace consistently uphold high moral standards? If not, are you still comfortable working with them?<\/p>\n 7. Courson, Jon, Jon Courson’s Application Commentary.<\/em> (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 2003.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. … Continue reading
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