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Hypocrites in the Church
by Eric Reynolds
People often say they are repelled from Christianity by their experiences with Christians. They might say they respect Jesus but don't like his followers. Or they avoid church because of the hypocrites they find there.
I understand this sentiment. Who wants to be part of a group where there is arguing, pride, and people jockeying for prominence? I know of one such group where the treasurer was skimming off money for himself, and one of the leaders was overheard in public cursing and swearing. These same folks often failed to grasp, let alone live out, the most basic teachings of Jesus.
Would you want to join that group? The people I'm thinking of were the twelve that Jesus chose to be his ambassadors. If you look at the disciples themselves, you might be excused for wanting nothing to do with their group. But those who joined them did so because they were drawn to their Leader more so than his followers. People were converted to Jesus the Son of God, not his church. They joined the church, not because they had found the perfect group of people, but because they found people who shared their faith in the one perfect Person.
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