Hypocritical Christians?
Today I received a CD from the Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recording Trust in my continuing quest to reserach mental illness from a Christian perspective.
As often is the case I also received their latest news update and was struck by the following comment written by the director of the trust D Paul Mitchell:-
‘It is becoming very apparent that the society in which we now live is increasingly hostile to the Gospel, and, sadly, I believe much of the reason for this hostility is the result of an inconsistency between what we as Christians profess and what in fact practice. God hates hypocrisy and Jesus made that very clear in his encounters with the Jewish religious leaders during the days of his earthly ministry.
We are called to be a Royal Priesthood and a Holy Nation; that means living a very different lifestyle from those who are without Christ. The authentic Christian lifestyle can never be truly lived when we exist in a state of denial concerning our sins, or give in to the same old temptations, time and time again.’
Very hard hitting words and maybe a powerful reality check. I was quite surprised to read this and when I mentioned it to my wife I was even more surprised when she said, ‘Fair enough!’
Tags: Christian Life