Hypocrites........

We have all heard the following statement: "I'm not a Christian because they're all hypocrites!"

Do you take offense to this statement? When people say it do you fire back with, "No they are not!!!!!"

The truth is that all Christians are hypocrites. No Christian has ever been sinless after salvation. We all screw up daily. You know it's wrong, yet you do it anyway. That is hypocrisy.

That being said, there are two ways to handle it.

1) Admit that you're wrong. Admit you screwed up. Admit you aren't a know-it-all perfect person. Don't boast about how great you are. And when others screw up, don't judge them. This is a perfect opportunity to love on them! Be HUMBLE.

2) Give excuses to why you sinned. Make it look like it really wasn't your fault because of circumstances. Don't show mercy to those who have strayed. Believe that you are right, all the time.

If you want people to quit calling Christians hypocrites, go with option number one. Jesus was the only perfect person in the history of the world.