Sinful Is Not Hypocritical Jeffrey, an eighteen year old boy, still in high school, was strolling down the sidewalk of his house towards his driveway as his mother was leaning against the garage with a cold beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She asked him, “Jeffrey, where do you think you are going?” Jeffrey replied with a brief, “the movies with friends.” His mother gave him permission to go, after she had asked what movie, the time of the movie, what friends, and which theatre. As he stepped into his car, his mother firmly stated, “Jeffrey no drinking, drugs, or smoking. Do you hear me? You will be grounded if I find out.” Jeffrey was angry towards his mother for demanding this from him. Therefore, he went to the movies and purposely smoked a cigarette. He arrived home at 11:30 P.M. on the dot, and his …show more content…
In respect of religious life or beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretense, sham.” It defines a hypocrite in this manner: “One who falsely professes to be virtuously or religiously inclined; one who pretends to have feelings or beliefs of a higher order than his real ones; hence generally, a dissembler, pretender” (Oxford English Dictionary). In simpler terms, a hypocrite is someone who not only does not practice what one preaches, but also a person who does the opposite of what he or she preaches (Moose Jaw). With the knowledge of these definitions and the knowledge of the Christian faith, critics may ask “Why should one be a Christian when the church is full of hypocrites?” The answer to this question is that an individual should continue to be a Christian, despite the church being full of hypocrites due to the fact that hypocrisy does not undermine the truth of Christianity, Christianity is still true, in essence, and there are many positive aspects of