Hypocrites are the great pretenders to Christianity. They are quick to point their finger at you, for something they are guilty of themselves.They fast and pray to be seen. They attempt to prevent others from becoming what they refuse to become, a Christian. They devour widow’s houses. Their converts are twice as worse as they are. They pay tithes, but forget justice, mercy, and faithfulness. They are greedy and self indulgent. They appear righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. They bless with the mouth, and honor with the tongue, while teaching doctrines of men. They condemn your tiny faults, while upholding their large faults. They know the knowledge of the world, but can’t discern the scriptures. What is the hope of the hypocrite, when God takes away their soul. Yet, the saddest of these is to realize that we can all be hypocritical sometimes. Let us all stop pretending to be perfect, and start learning to practice what we preach. The first finger we point, must be at ourselves.
Mt 6:16; Mt 7:1-5; Mt 15:7-9; Mt 23:13-15; Mt 23:23-29; Lk 12:56; Jer 4:22; Job 27:8; Rom 2:1-4; Rom 2:21,22; Rom 3:10,23