Hypocrisy has been a terrific word to be uttered by some Pastors in straightening the path of their followers relating to a zillions of reasons. Others badge the name “Christians” on their chests and walk by the gospel according to their will.
The word hypocrisy comes from the Greek ὑπόκρισις (hypokrisis), which means “jealous“, “play-acting“, “acting out”, “coward” or “dissembling“. Today, Christians are held bound by the forces of “Fear of…” hence, “cowards” might be the befitting and up to standard word for them.
Of course, the sermon might be centered on alcoholism while one of the church leaders is champion at quaffing dozens of bottles in a jiffy. Who then can “broadchestedly” approach him and rail him on track that he is going contrary to the word? The reason being that he recently gifted the Head Pastor a brand new Ferrari. Not only that, but went extra mile giving the church a billions of Euros. Now, such an opulent man, who can boldly approach him? The pastor might brood over the thought that “What if he stops the church?”, “What is he stops raising those heavy funds to the church?”. The Church dysfunctions for such act cannot be termed a Christian Life.
Look! Prayer warriors can pray for heaven to descend. Their demure faces paint them holier than the then Lucifer but there are a few among them still battling with masturbation and fornication. Truth is, these same people condemns the act before men. This authenticates the school of thought that says “Christianity is what you do behind closed doors”. When alone in your apartment, when alone in the dark is a reflection of your Christian Life. Christians of today seem to be doing a mere prattle without practice forgetting they are signboards to those already in the world. As a matter of fact, the prospective believers. They fashion on their foreheads the doctrines of Christianity while they fall short themselves.
Moreover, surveillances and close scrutinization on modern day Christian Life only showed that about 70% of people who flamboyantly dress to church every Sunday have various reasons other than the core reason of going to listen to the word. Majority of them are going to showcase a new dress they sewed while others joined the mass of just going to church because it is Sunday. Ladies can dress half naked that it will take many human hours in distinguishing them from Adam and Eve in the primal days. Truth is, they are all naked. But then, seated right beside Junior Pastor. Fear grips his veins in speaking out. “What if she tells her mother?” who is one of the oil- handed women in the church. This is today’s church.
“Go and make disciples of all nation” is captioned on the banner as legible as our account numbers on cheques. They go out spreading the word to even towns of inaccessible roads, boggy and squashy pathways. Ironically, repented brethrens entered the church and Christians are fighting against each other over positions in the church. A picturesque form indeed of modern churches where New converts turn back to the world because Christians pointed hands at them and as they tapped each other during service, made references to the previous lives of New Converts. Pathetically, adding in-text citations by saying “According to…” Christians are bluntly speaking ill of a new convert while they the old converts are perishing and need to be rescued by the converts. It’s ironic!.
The sermon used to hit us hard that we could sit on tenterhooks when the Pastor preaches. It only looks as if someone had gossiped about us to the pastor and he is using it in his sermon. Today, Christian opt for either Prophesying over preaching on every Sunday that the pastor counts on the members to decide whether he should prophesy or preach the word from his turned – upside – down – Bible. A wake up call on Christians that this is the moment of disillusionment. Enough of the hypocritical acts. Enough!!!
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