Pronounced: \ˈHi-pə-ˌkrit\ a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion; a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.
One of my biggest pet peeves is the hypocrite. I can't stand when people are prideful and get all self righteous on you, knowing full well that they are not perfect themselves! And as a Christian, I realize that many people refer to us as hypocrites because we struggle, we stumble, we fall, we make constant mistakes.
But please understand that that is not what being a hypocrite means. The hypocrites are the people who are in church flailing their arms claiming to have the holy spirit, but later that same day are sleeping with the pastor. The hypocrites are the preachers telling you that you must do this and do that to obtain salvation, but do not do the things they tell you to do. The hypocrites are the people who point the finger, put you down, accuse you, and condemn you knowing full well that they are guilty themselves!!!
Yes, there are many Christians that are hypocrites - I have known many personally! But I thank God that I am not one. I am that Christian that is striving to do right, trying to do better. My struggles, my failures, and my shortcomings don't make me a hypocrite. They make me human. I'm a person just like everyone else.
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