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The reason Churches get such a bad rap for hypocrisy is because they don't practice Jesus' teachings

capumetu

Active Member
I was shocked to find so many differences between what Jesus taught in the Gospels and what Churches around the world teach today.

Here are just a few differences I found


Jesus says: Love your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)

The church says: Bomb them before they bomb us.

Jesus says: Don't pray in public like hypocrites do in church. (Matthew 6:5-6)

The churches say: If you won't 'lead in prayer' you must be ashamed of your faith.

Jesus says: Go into all the world preaching the good news. (Mark 16:15)

The churches say: Settle down and get a job, so you can pay someone else to do it.

Jesus says: Don't work for food that perishes. (John 6:27)

The churches say: John 6:27 is an isolated passage and doesn't apply to everyone.

Jesus says: Take no thought for food or clothes. (Matthew 6:25)

The churches say: It's irresponsible not to make plans for your future.

Jesus says: Sell what you have and give to the poor. (Luke 18:22)

The churches say: Jesus only said it to the rich young ruler. It's not for everyone.

Jesus says: You sell what you have and give it to the poor too! (Luke 12:33, Luke 11:41)

The churches say: I'll have to talk to my pastor about those verses. I didn't know that they existed.

Jesus says: If you don't forsake all you own, you can't be a Christian. (Luke 14:33)

The churches say: NO COMMENT (Best to ignore it and hope it goes away.)

Why do you think Churches oppose what Jesus taught so much?

The attached video further supports the argument that Church hypocrisy comes from not practicing what Jesus taught.

Video link

Even among us who try sir, there is much hypocrisy. Why? Imperfection, simple as that. God knows we are imperfect, as do we, all we can do as individuals is fight hard to live the faith. To do our utmost to imitate Jesus, we can make a difference, as 1 begets 1 begets 2 etc. Mat 28:19,20
 
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