The Church is full of hypocrites

Don't worry brother, there's enough room for two more, me and you :)

I hesitated to put that in. What if I offend? It would not be the first
time. Well it was meant to be funny. Its like Billy Graham's wife's
comment about the those who seek the perfect church. If you find one
don't go. It will no longer be perfect if you are there.

I like to soften that too by including myself. But in neither case is it
an insincere softening. I mean which one of us lives up even to our
own standards, let alone God's? Jesus is the only one who practiced
what He preached. Love your enemies, He said, and while they nailed
cruel spikes through His hands and feet he prayed Father forgive
them. I am not there yet.

The problem of religious hypocrites though is not new. In the time of
Christ we had the Pharisees, and Jesus reserved some of His most
stunning criticism for them. "Woe unto you Scribes, Pharisees
Hypocrites". No pulled punches there. Talking to a friend who is quite
angry (and rightly so) about some of the things that happen in the
church, I told him my problem is worse than yours, I have to love
these people.

But would we let poor sales persons put us off the perfect product?
Christianity is about Christ and He is amazing. I don't have too many
heroes, but He is definitely the top of the list. And it was He who told
us to leave the weeds with the wheat together until the harvest. After
all you and I might change or be changed and rescued.