Christians Are Hypocrites

Before you draw your gun and start shooting or about to hurl sarcastic remarks at me, I need to make one thing clear. I am a Christian, a practicing Christian. I am sure as usual there will people who will disagree for the sake of disagreeing but do I care! I am merely writing what I see and hear.

When I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior in my teenage years, I always try to share my faith with my friends, my colleagues, my family or anyone who cares to hear. It can be disheartening. Sometime it drives people away or it leads to arguments.

One common quote I always hear is “Christians are hypocrites”. This does not only come from unbelievers but also from Christian’s friends or colleagues who have dropped out of church for some personal reasons. I being me always try to defend my faith and belief. Sometime it makes the other party even angrier as I try to make excuses for my fellow believers. After all, they are still human and do make mistakes. That is why Christ died for our sins and forgave us for mistakes and trespasses.

As I grew older and wiser, I must admit the statement “Christians are hypocrites” is quite a true statement. Being to church and to different churches long enough, it is not hard to see why. The rich will click with the rich, the poor with poor and ignore by the rich. Status comes first. Come Sunday it like a fashion show, ladies competing and showing off their Prada or Louis Vitton handbags, their blink blinks that can blinds you and their expensive accessories. Men will brag about their new acquirements – a new car, a new investment, a new venture, a new toy, a new house or apartment or how they make money in the stock market etc. Oi, macham, weekly report.

Usually I will leave for home after church and not stopping for tea or coffee after the church service. Some people thing I am “Pa Pei” or stuck up. Well, I did try to stay many times and mix around but half of the time it bored the stiff out of me. Their interests and conversations really bore the crap out of me. We do not seem to share a common interest even though we are Christians and attend the same church. They always say “come and have a cuppa and join us and have fellowship after church”. Ok that is fine with me but what happen to the remaining days in the week. If you genuinely want fellowship - call me, invite me to our home, belanja me with no strings attached, come and visit me. But sad to say after the cuppa in the church and we all adjourn home, you are forgotten till next Sunday. You are lucky if they remember your name. Hahahaha.

But, hey, you are lucky if out of the blue you get a call from someone from church.

“Hello, how are you?’

“Fine, what’s up?”

“My computer down, can you come & fix it for me?”

Or

“Hello, your wife in or not?”

Me holler to wife, “your call”

Wife,” Hello.”

“M, Kepoh here. Can you cook your special Beef Rendang for me this weekend? I am having a party.

Wife “Arrh, Ok, lah”

Cilakak, got party or good thing never call or share. Only want favor, call. The worst offenders are those who got plenty of money. But if you need favor, they will run far away as if you got an incurable disease. They do not want to know you. Takut, I want to pinjam wang. They do not practice what they preach. Many are full of lip service, hot air and baloney. It is no wonder, people thinks Christians are hypocrite. Christian friends hurt you more than your non-Christian friends. You can get more help from your non-Christians or unbelieving friends than from them. Lagi best, no strings attached.

Now days, if I hear this statement “Christians are hypocrite”, I no longer stand up and defend my Christian brothers or sisters. I will agree with this person and this surprises him or her. My Christian brothers or sisters are professing Christians; they are accountable to God for their behavior just as I am accountable to Him, too. I see no need to stand up and defend their actions.

Each day I try to live my life as best as I could, following the teaching of Christ. Off course, I fall now and then, but at least I don’t pretend to be holier than thou or self righteous. My life is an open book and I let my life be a witness of my faith. I am no longer preachy; I pray more to God to work his miracles.

Remember, I love as the way you are. No strings attached.