Building the Kingdom One Hypocrite At A Time January 14, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Congregational Life, Seeker spirituality.Tags: church, hypocrisy, Spiritual seekers
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Here is an exerpt from an email I received recently:
I have given up on the church totally. I can be a much better Christian on my own without the constant disappointment of a group of people who claim one thing then do another. I need a church to help me be a better person, not to teach me how to be a total hypocrite. Most churches preach love then judge and condemn people, or they pray for the poor but spend all their money on themselves. That’s why I have given up on the church.
This is not an isolated or rare opinion of the church. In my six-year study of Christians outside the traditional church, almost two-thirds (65%) of respondents cited the hypocrisy and/or inconsistency of word and action as the primary reason they avoid “church.”
