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Hypocrisy
By: Firestarter Date: January 18, 2019, 11:21 am
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This could very well be the only “Christian” thread I ever start
on this forum.
When I look at religion, I’m not very interested in:
Who or what created our world and what happens to us when we
die.
And aspects of ritual or ceremony, including clothes, should
have nothing to do with religion.
In my opinion the most important aspect a religion could “teach”
us are morals.
A problem with morals is that people often use these to condemn
other, while for some reason the same people are more lenient on
themselves.
I think that one of biggest problems in our world is hypocrisy
(of course very political correct!).
The following are my favourite quotes from the Bible and deal
with “hypocrites” and “hypocrisy”. I have the impression that
our current day words “hypocrites” and “hypocrisy” are more
narrow than what is described in the following parts of the New
Testament.
Matthew 23:14-33
[quote]Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass
sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make
him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear
by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the
gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the
temple that sanctifieth the gold?
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but
whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the
altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by
all things thereon.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him
that dwelleth therein.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay
tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the
weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these
ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make
clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they
are full of extortion and excess.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup
and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like
unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within
ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of
the righteous,
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not
have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the
children of them which killed the prophets.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell?[/quote]
Matthew 6:1-6
[quote]Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen
of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven.
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet
before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth:
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself shall reward thee openly.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are:
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly.[/quote]
Matthew 15:7-11
[quote]Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth
me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and
understand:
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that
which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.[/quote]
Luke 6:41-45
[quote]And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull
out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest
not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out
first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see
clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do
not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the
abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.[/quote]
#Post#: 3295--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: Firestarter Date: January 20, 2019, 11:33 am
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Here is some more information on hypocrites, hypocrisy (courtesy
of Notmartha of Lawfulpath.com)
[B]BIBLE STUDIES[/B]
Vincent's New Testament Word Studies (1891), vol. I, p. 150.
[quote]Hypocrites
(ὑποκριταί)
From ὑποκρίνω, to
separate gradually; so of separating the truth from a mass of
falsehood, and thence to subject to inquiry, and, as a result of
this, to expound or interpret what is elicited. Then, to reply
to inquiry, and so to answer on the stage, to speak in dialogue,
to act. From this the transition is easy to assuming, feigning,
playing a part. The hypocrite is, therefore, etymologically, an
actor.[/quote]
Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words. William Edwy Vine,
[quote]5272. HUPOKRISIS. Hypocrisy. Primarily denotes 'a reply,
an answer' (akin to hupokrinomai, 'to answer'); then,
'play-acting,' as the actors spoke in dialogue; hence,
'pretence, hypocrisy'; it is translated 'hypocrisy' in Matt.
23:28; Mark 12:15; Luke 12:1; 1 Tim. 4:2; the plural in 1 Pet.
2:1. For Gal. 2:13 and anupokritos, "without hypocrisy," in Jas.
3:17, see DISSIMULATION." [/quote]
[quote]5273 HUPOKRITES. Hypocrite. Corresponding to the above,
primarily denotes 'one who answers'; then, 'a stage-actor'; it
was a custom for Greek and Roman actors to speak in large masks
with mechanical devices for augmenting the force of the voice;
hence the word became used metaphorically of 'a dissembler, a
hypocrite.' It is found only in the Synoptists, and always used
by the Lord, fifteen times in Matthew; elsewhere, Mark 7:6; Luke
6:42; 11:44 (in some mss.); 12:56; 13:15[/quote]
Easton's Bible Dictionary, Matthew George Easton, 1897
[quote]Hypocrite
One who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not;
a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes
and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Mat 6:2, 5, 16). "The
hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here
rendered "hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or "profane," as
it is rendered in Jer 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes.[/quote]
The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men, A Sermon by
John Witherspoon
[quote]Many from a real or pretended fear of the imputation of
hypocrisy, banish from their conversation and carriage every
appearance of respect and submission to the Living God. What a
weakness and meanness of spirit does it discover for a man to be
ashamed in the presence of his fellow sinners, to profess that
reverence to Almighty God which he inwardly feels? The truth is,
he makes himself truly liable to the accusation which he means
to avoid. It is as genuine and perhaps a more culpable hypocrisy
to appear to have less religion than you really have, than to
appear to have more. This false shame is a more extensive evil
than is commonly apprehended. We contribute constantly, though
insensibly, to form each others character and manners; and
therefore, the usefulness of a strictly holy and conscientious
deportment is not confined to the possessor, but spreads its
happy influence to all that are within its reach. I need
scarcely add, that in proportion as men are distinguished by
understanding, literature, age, rank, office, wealth, or any
other circumstance, their example will be useful on the one
hand, or pernicious on the other.[/quote]
Matthew Henry's Commentary On the Whole Bible, (1706) Vol. 5,
pp.65 and 66.
[quote]We must take heed of hypocrisy and worldlymindedness in
choosing the master we serve. v. 24. No man can serve two
masters. Serving two masters is contrary to the single eye; for
the eye will be to the master's hand. Ps. 123:1, 2.
Our Lord Jesus here exposes the cheat which those put upon their
own souls, who think to divide between God and the world, to
have a treasure on earth, and a treasure in Heaven too, to
please God and please men too. Why not? says the hypocrite; it
is good to have two strings to one's bow.
They hope to make their religion serve their secular interest,
and so turn to account both ways. The pretending mother was for
dividing the child; the Samaritans will compound between God and
idols. No, says Christ, this will not do; it is but a
supposition that gain is godliness, 1 Tim. 6:5. [/quote]
Rev. Jeremy Taylor (1647)
[quote]Force in matters of opinion can do no good, but is very
apt to do hurt; for no man can change his opinion when he will,
or be satisfied in his reason that his opinion is false because
discountenanced. If a man could change his opinion when he
lists, he might cure many inconveniences of his life: all his
fears and his sorrows would soon disband, if he would but alter
his opinion, whereby he is persuaded that such an accident that
afflicts him is an evil, and such an object formidable; let him
but believe himself impregnable, or that he receives a benefit
when he is plundered, disgraced, imprisoned, condemned, and
afflicted, neither his sleeps need to be disturbed, nor his
quietness discomposed. But if a man cannot change his opinion
when he lists, nor ever does heartily or resolutely but when he
cannot do otherwise, then to use force may make him an hypocrite
but never to be right believer; and so, instead of erecting a
trophy to God and true religion, we build a monument for the
devil.[/quote]
Herald of Gospel Liberty, Elias Smith, January 19, 1810
[quote]As truth is no private man's property, and all Christians
are under obligations to propagate it; I do also declare that
every Christian has a right to publish and vindicate what he
believes is contained in the Scriptures; to speak and write
against all corruption of the word, either in doctrine or
practice; and to expose the errors of good men, and the
wickedness, oppression, and hypocrisy of ungodly men; that every
Christian has not only a right, but is commanded to separate
from such professors whose doctrine and worship are contrary to
what he finds recorded in the Scriptures; and that he has a
right to enjoy without disturbance, oppression, or disgrace, or
any kind of punishment, civil or ecclesiastical, the liberty of
serving God, with any other company of Christians, as he shall
judge most expedient and useful to him.[/quote]
DEFINITIONS
Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1828
[quote]HYP'OCRITE, noun
1. One who feigns to be what he is not; one who has the form of
godliness without the power, or who assumes an appearance of
piety and virtue, when he is destitute of true religion.
And the hypocrite's hope shall perish. Job 8:1.
2. A dissembler; one who assumes a false appearance.
Fair hypocrite you seek to cheat in vain.[/quote]
[quote]HYPOC'RISY, noun [Latin hypocrisis; Gr. simulation; to
feign; to separate, discern or judge.]
1. Simulation; a feigning to be what one is not; or
dissimulation, a concealment of one's real character or motives.
More generally, hypocrisy is simulation, or the assuming of a
false appearance of virtue or religion; a deceitful show of a
good character, in morals or religion; a counterfeiting of
religion.
Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy
Luke 12:1.
2. Simulation; deceitful appearance; false pretence.
Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.[/quote]
The Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English
Language, 1895
[quote]hypocrite (hip'o-krit), n.
L., a mimic who accompanied the delivery of an actor by
gestures;
One who assumes a false appearance; one who feigns to be what he
is not, or to feel or believe what he does not actually feel or
believe; especially, a false pretender to virtue or
piety.[/quote]
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, 1919
[quote]hypo'crisy, n.
Simulation of virtue or goodness ; dissimulation, pretence, [f.
OF ypocrisie f. eccl. L f. Gk hupokrisis lit. acting of a part.
f. hupokrinomai (hupo- hypo- + krino decide, judge)][/quote]
[quote]hypocrite, n.
Person guilty of hypocrisy; dissembler, pretender. So
hypocritiCAL a.,[/quote]
Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, 1977
[quote]Hypocrisy
The pretense of having feelings or characteristics one does not
possess; especially, the deceitful assumption of praiseworthy
qualities; insincerity. [/quote]
[quote]Hypocrite
One who practices hypocrisy.[/quote]
MISCELLANEOUS CITATIONS
Stillingfleet, Sermons, II.i.
[quote]The fawning, sneaking, and flattering hypocrite, that
will do or be any thing for his own advantage, is despised by
those he courts, hated by good men, and at last tormented by his
own conscience. [/quote]
Milton
[quote]And in matters of Religion there is not any thing more
intolerable then a learned foole, or a learned
Hypocrite.[/quote]
"The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln," Claude G.
Bowers, 1929
[quote]Never have American public men in responsible positions,
directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal,
hypocritical, and corrupt. The Constitution was treated as a
door mat on which politicians and army officers wiped their feet
after wading in the muck. Never has the Supreme Court been
treated with such ineffable contempt, and never has that
tribunal so often cringed before the clamor of the mob.[/quote]
Mansfield, Chamberlain v. Evans (1767), 16 Parl.Hist 313, 325.
[quote]Conscience is not controlable by human laws, nor amenable
to human tribunals. Persecution, or attempts to force
consciences, will never produce conviction; and are only
calculated to make hypocrites, or martyrs[/quote]
Rowland Hill, Aug. 30, 1775.
[quote]If a person was to attend the levee of an earthly prince
every court day, and pay his obeisance punctually and
respectfully, but at other times speak and act in opposition to
his sovereign, the king would justly deem such a one a hypocrite
and an enemy. Nor will a solemn and stated attendance on the
means of grace in the house of God prove us to be God's children
and friends if we confine our religion to the church walls, and
do not devote our lips and lives to the glory of that Saviour we
profess to love.[/quote]
#Post#: 3304--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: guest8 Date: January 20, 2019, 11:06 pm
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[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=308.msg3295#msg3295
date=1548005637]
Here is some more information on hypocrites, hypocrisy (courtesy
of Notmartha of Lawfulpath.com)
[B]BIBLE STUDIES[/B]
Vincent's New Testament Word Studies (1891), vol. I, p. 150.
[quote]Hypocrites
(ὑποκριταί)
From ὑποκρίνω, to
separate gradually; so of separating the truth from a mass of
falsehood, and thence to subject to inquiry, and, as a result of
this, to expound or interpret what is elicited. Then, to reply
to inquiry, and so to answer on the stage, to speak in dialogue,
to act. From this the transition is easy to assuming, feigning,
playing a part. The hypocrite is, therefore, etymologically, an
actor.[/quote]
Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words. William Edwy Vine,
[quote]5272. HUPOKRISIS. Hypocrisy. Primarily denotes 'a reply,
an answer' (akin to hupokrinomai, 'to answer'); then,
'play-acting,' as the actors spoke in dialogue; hence,
'pretence, hypocrisy'; it is translated 'hypocrisy' in Matt.
23:28; Mark 12:15; Luke 12:1; 1 Tim. 4:2; the plural in 1 Pet.
2:1. For Gal. 2:13 and anupokritos, "without hypocrisy," in Jas.
3:17, see DISSIMULATION." [/quote]
[quote]5273 HUPOKRITES. Hypocrite. Corresponding to the above,
primarily denotes 'one who answers'; then, 'a stage-actor'; it
was a custom for Greek and Roman actors to speak in large masks
with mechanical devices for augmenting the force of the voice;
hence the word became used metaphorically of 'a dissembler, a
hypocrite.' It is found only in the Synoptists, and always used
by the Lord, fifteen times in Matthew; elsewhere, Mark 7:6; Luke
6:42; 11:44 (in some mss.); 12:56; 13:15[/quote]
Easton's Bible Dictionary, Matthew George Easton, 1897
[quote]Hypocrite
One who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not;
a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes
and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Mat 6:2, 5, 16). "The
hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here
rendered "hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or "profane," as
it is rendered in Jer 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes.[/quote]
The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men, A Sermon by
John Witherspoon
[quote]Many from a real or pretended fear of the imputation of
hypocrisy, banish from their conversation and carriage every
appearance of respect and submission to the Living God. What a
weakness and meanness of spirit does it discover for a man to be
ashamed in the presence of his fellow sinners, to profess that
reverence to Almighty God which he inwardly feels? The truth is,
he makes himself truly liable to the accusation which he means
to avoid. It is as genuine and perhaps a more culpable hypocrisy
to appear to have less religion than you really have, than to
appear to have more. This false shame is a more extensive evil
than is commonly apprehended. We contribute constantly, though
insensibly, to form each others character and manners; and
therefore, the usefulness of a strictly holy and conscientious
deportment is not confined to the possessor, but spreads its
happy influence to all that are within its reach. I need
scarcely add, that in proportion as men are distinguished by
understanding, literature, age, rank, office, wealth, or any
other circumstance, their example will be useful on the one
hand, or pernicious on the other.[/quote]
Matthew Henry's Commentary On the Whole Bible, (1706) Vol. 5,
pp.65 and 66.
[quote]We must take heed of hypocrisy and worldlymindedness in
choosing the master we serve. v. 24. No man can serve two
masters. Serving two masters is contrary to the single eye; for
the eye will be to the master's hand. Ps. 123:1, 2.
Our Lord Jesus here exposes the cheat which those put upon their
own souls, who think to divide between God and the world, to
have a treasure on earth, and a treasure in Heaven too, to
please God and please men too. Why not? says the hypocrite; it
is good to have two strings to one's bow.
They hope to make their religion serve their secular interest,
and so turn to account both ways. The pretending mother was for
dividing the child; the Samaritans will compound between God and
idols. No, says Christ, this will not do; it is but a
supposition that gain is godliness, 1 Tim. 6:5. [/quote]
Rev. Jeremy Taylor (1647)
[quote]Force in matters of opinion can do no good, but is very
apt to do hurt; for no man can change his opinion when he will,
or be satisfied in his reason that his opinion is false because
discountenanced. If a man could change his opinion when he
lists, he might cure many inconveniences of his life: all his
fears and his sorrows would soon disband, if he would but alter
his opinion, whereby he is persuaded that such an accident that
afflicts him is an evil, and such an object formidable; let him
but believe himself impregnable, or that he receives a benefit
when he is plundered, disgraced, imprisoned, condemned, and
afflicted, neither his sleeps need to be disturbed, nor his
quietness discomposed. But if a man cannot change his opinion
when he lists, nor ever does heartily or resolutely but when he
cannot do otherwise, then to use force may make him an hypocrite
but never to be right believer; and so, instead of erecting a
trophy to God and true religion, we build a monument for the
devil.[/quote]
Herald of Gospel Liberty, Elias Smith, January 19, 1810
[quote]As truth is no private man's property, and all Christians
are under obligations to propagate it; I do also declare that
every Christian has a right to publish and vindicate what he
believes is contained in the Scriptures; to speak and write
against all corruption of the word, either in doctrine or
practice; and to expose the errors of good men, and the
wickedness, oppression, and hypocrisy of ungodly men; that every
Christian has not only a right, but is commanded to separate
from such professors whose doctrine and worship are contrary to
what he finds recorded in the Scriptures; and that he has a
right to enjoy without disturbance, oppression, or disgrace, or
any kind of punishment, civil or ecclesiastical, the liberty of
serving God, with any other company of Christians, as he shall
judge most expedient and useful to him.[/quote]
DEFINITIONS
Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1828
[quote]HYP'OCRITE, noun
1. One who feigns to be what he is not; one who has the form of
godliness without the power, or who assumes an appearance of
piety and virtue, when he is destitute of true religion.
And the hypocrite's hope shall perish. Job 8:1.
2. A dissembler; one who assumes a false appearance.
Fair hypocrite you seek to cheat in vain.[/quote]
[quote]HYPOC'RISY, noun [Latin hypocrisis; Gr. simulation; to
feign; to separate, discern or judge.]
1. Simulation; a feigning to be what one is not; or
dissimulation, a concealment of one's real character or motives.
More generally, hypocrisy is simulation, or the assuming of a
false appearance of virtue or religion; a deceitful show of a
good character, in morals or religion; a counterfeiting of
religion.
Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy
Luke 12:1.
2. Simulation; deceitful appearance; false pretence.
Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.[/quote]
The Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English
Language, 1895
[quote]hypocrite (hip'o-krit), n.
L., a mimic who accompanied the delivery of an actor by
gestures;
One who assumes a false appearance; one who feigns to be what he
is not, or to feel or believe what he does not actually feel or
believe; especially, a false pretender to virtue or
piety.[/quote]
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, 1919
[quote]hypo'crisy, n.
Simulation of virtue or goodness ; dissimulation, pretence, [f.
OF ypocrisie f. eccl. L f. Gk hupokrisis lit. acting of a part.
f. hupokrinomai (hupo- hypo- + krino decide, judge)][/quote]
[quote]hypocrite, n.
Person guilty of hypocrisy; dissembler, pretender. So
hypocritiCAL a.,[/quote]
Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, 1977
[quote]Hypocrisy
The pretense of having feelings or characteristics one does not
possess; especially, the deceitful assumption of praiseworthy
qualities; insincerity. [/quote]
[quote]Hypocrite
One who practices hypocrisy.[/quote]
MISCELLANEOUS CITATIONS
Stillingfleet, Sermons, II.i.
[quote]The fawning, sneaking, and flattering hypocrite, that
will do or be any thing for his own advantage, is despised by
those he courts, hated by good men, and at last tormented by his
own conscience. [/quote]
Milton
[quote]And in matters of Religion there is not any thing more
intolerable then a learned foole, or a learned
Hypocrite.[/quote]
"The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln," Claude G.
Bowers, 1929
[quote]Never have American public men in responsible positions,
directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal,
hypocritical, and corrupt. The Constitution was treated as a
door mat on which politicians and army officers wiped their feet
after wading in the muck. Never has the Supreme Court been
treated with such ineffable contempt, and never has that
tribunal so often cringed before the clamor of the mob.[/quote]
Mansfield, Chamberlain v. Evans (1767), 16 Parl.Hist 313, 325.
[quote]Conscience is not controlable by human laws, nor amenable
to human tribunals. Persecution, or attempts to force
consciences, will never produce conviction; and are only
calculated to make hypocrites, or martyrs[/quote]
Rowland Hill, Aug. 30, 1775.
[quote]If a person was to attend the levee of an earthly prince
every court day, and pay his obeisance punctually and
respectfully, but at other times speak and act in opposition to
his sovereign, the king would justly deem such a one a hypocrite
and an enemy. Nor will a solemn and stated attendance on the
means of grace in the house of God prove us to be God's children
and friends if we confine our religion to the church walls, and
do not devote our lips and lives to the glory of that Saviour we
profess to love.[/quote]
[/quote]
[shadow=blue,left]You do present a good amount of Hypocrisy. Now
what are you going to do with it.
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#Post#: 3311--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: Firestarter Date: January 21, 2019, 10:54 am
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3304#msg3304
date=1548047210]You do present a good amount of Hypocrisy. Now
what are you going to do with it.[/quote] You´re asking me what
I´ll “do with it”...
There are actually 2 possibilities.
1) I´ll try to refrain from hypocrisy myself. I´ve found out
that this is hard to do, because:
- It´s tempting to use “charming” lies to get what I want.
- It´s sometimes easier to lie (especially because people are
insulted so very fast). I actually have no remorse at all at
lying to liars (sometimes their questions even include lies).
2) I´ll try to expose the big hypocrites: the billionaires, the
corporate executives, the lawyers, the politicians and the false
preachers.
But as I don´t have the media empire to reach the masses, our
wonderful “search” engines regularly block the things I write
and people rather believe in fairy tales; I sometimes have the
idea that I´m fighting a loosing battle and have some problems
with motivation (besides finding out that 24 hours in the day
just isn´t enough)... :-(
#Post#: 3348--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: guest8 Date: January 22, 2019, 11:54 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=308.msg3311#msg3311
date=1548089659]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3304#msg3304
date=1548047210]You do present a good amount of Hypocrisy. Now
what are you going to do with it.[/quote] You´re asking me what
I´ll “do with it”...
There are actually 2 possibilities.
1) I´ll try to refrain from hypocrisy myself. I´ve found out
that this is hard to do, because:
- It´s tempting to use “charming” lies to get what I want.
- It´s sometimes easier to lie (especially because people are
insulted so very fast). I actually have no remorse at all at
lying to liars (sometimes their questions even include lies).
2) I´ll try to expose the big hypocrites: the billionaires, the
corporate executives, the lawyers, the politicians and the false
preachers.
But as I don´t have the media empire to reach the masses, our
wonderful “search” engines regularly block the things I write
and people rather believe in fairy tales; I sometimes have the
idea that I´m fighting a loosing battle and have some problems
with motivation (besides finding out that 24 hours in the day
just isn´t enough)... :-(
[/quote]
[shadow=blue,left]You cannot just let it GO? Lying is no good
for anyone. God hates lying, I think as little more than the
other sins although they all carry the same weight of Judgement.
You are responsible for one persons soul and that is yours. You
can tell others about the Gospel and If they do not accept what
you say then that is on them, not you. more and more in today's
society, the believing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is getting
less and less and less. Most of it caused by various worldviews
that attempt to exclude GOD and in some cases, remove Him
altogether.
Try letting go....The others Judgement are in GOD's hands and I
can guarantee there will be a day of reckoning.
Blade[/shadow]
#Post#: 3363--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: Firestarter Date: January 23, 2019, 12:05 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You cannot just let it GO? Lying is no good for
anyone. God hates lying, I think as little more than the other
sins although they all carry the same weight of Judgement. You
are responsible for one persons soul and that is yours.[/quote]
In my life I've never met anybody that never lies...
You sort of insiniuate that you never tell a lie, and don't
sin... and I think you're blatantly LYING if you do!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You can tell others about the Gospel and If they
do not accept what you say then that is on them, not you. more
and more in today's society, the believing of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ is getting less and less and less. Most of it
caused by various worldviews that attempt to exclude GOD and in
some cases, remove Him altogether.[/quote] You're talking about
some "gospel" and "GOD", while innocent children are drugged
senseless by psychopath psychiatrists and Yemeni people are
starved to death (hundreds of thousands of dead children since
March 2015).
There are people living on the street, who have to beg to
survive.
What good is this "gospel" of yours that is going around in
circles never going beyond the confines of your limited
worldview?!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]Try letting go....The others Judgement are in
GOD's hands and I can guarantee there will be a day of
reckoning.[/quote] This is the kind of foolish talk that puts
believers to sleep.
If it's all in God's hand and everything has already been
planned according to God's plan, why bother standing up against
the psychopaths that make our life a living hell?!?
Most of what you write contradicts how I understand the
teachings of Jesus Christ.
It sounds to me like you're supporting the kind of hypocrisy, or
at the least spreading "gospel", that makes "believers" work
hard for the slave drivers, while the rich get richer and the
poor keep dying!
#Post#: 3366--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: patrick jane Date: January 23, 2019, 12:23 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=308.msg3363#msg3363
date=1548266715]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You cannot just let it GO? Lying is no good for
anyone. God hates lying, I think as little more than the other
sins although they all carry the same weight of Judgement. You
are responsible for one persons soul and that is yours.[/quote]
In my life I've never met anybody that never lies...
You sort of insiniuate that you never tell a lie, and don't
sin... and I think you're blatantly LYING if you do!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You can tell others about the Gospel and If they
do not accept what you say then that is on them, not you. more
and more in today's society, the believing of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ is getting less and less and less. Most of it
caused by various worldviews that attempt to exclude GOD and in
some cases, remove Him altogether.[/quote] You're talking about
some "gospel" and "GOD", while innocent children are drugged
senseless by psychopath psychiatrists and Yemeni people are
starved to death (hundreds of thousands of dead children since
March 2015).
There are people living on the street, who have to beg to
survive.
What good is this "gospel" of yours that is going around in
circles never going beyond the confines of your limited
worldview?!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]Try letting go....The others Judgement are in
GOD's hands and I can guarantee there will be a day of
reckoning.[/quote] This is the kind of foolish talk that puts
believers to sleep.
If it's all in God's hand and everything has already been
planned according to God's plan, why bother standing up against
the psychopaths that make our life a living hell?!?
Most of what you write contradicts how I understand the
teachings of Jesus Christ.
It sounds to me like you're supporting the kind of hypocrisy, or
at the least spreading "gospel", that makes "believers" work
hard for the slave drivers, while the rich get richer and the
poor keep dying!
[/quote]We can't explain why children are raped and starving and
why people suffer so greatly in this world while a smaller
percentage of the world lives comfortable blessed lives. This is
a fallen world and once sin and death entered the world eternal
life has to wait until after this life on earth. This is only
temporary and very brief. Christians help to feed and house and
clothe the poor all over the world AND provide free medical
care. Evil regimes and corrupt leaders cause death starvation
and wars, not God. God didn't put sin and death in the earth, we
did.
The Bible clearly says that satan is the god of this world right
now. This spiritual battle began with the fall of the angels and
the garden, the rest is just result of that. You act as though
Christians are stupid and ignore suffering and needless death.
We have a hope of being with God and wiping away all tears, all
pain and all suffering and death. Life on earth is but a moment
in eternity. You can deny God or be "angry" with God or maybe
you think you could do "better" than God but anybody that
understands God's word knows better.
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Re: Hypocrisy
By: guest8 Date: January 23, 2019, 5:26 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=308.msg3366#msg3366
date=1548267811]
[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=308.msg3363#msg3363
date=1548266715]
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You cannot just let it GO? Lying is no good for
anyone. God hates lying, I think as little more than the other
sins although they all carry the same weight of Judgement. You
are responsible for one persons soul and that is yours.[/quote]
In my life I've never met anybody that never lies...
You sort of insiniuate that you never tell a lie, and don't
sin... and I think you're blatantly LYING if you do!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]You can tell others about the Gospel and If they
do not accept what you say then that is on them, not you. more
and more in today's society, the believing of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ is getting less and less and less. Most of it
caused by various worldviews that attempt to exclude GOD and in
some cases, remove Him altogether.[/quote] You're talking about
some "gospel" and "GOD", while innocent children are drugged
senseless by psychopath psychiatrists and Yemeni people are
starved to death (hundreds of thousands of dead children since
March 2015).
There are people living on the street, who have to beg to
survive.
What good is this "gospel" of yours that is going around in
circles never going beyond the confines of your limited
worldview?!
[quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=308.msg3348#msg3348
date=1548222887]Try letting go....The others Judgement are in
GOD's hands and I can guarantee there will be a day of
reckoning.[/quote] This is the kind of foolish talk that puts
believers to sleep.
If it's all in God's hand and everything has already been
planned according to God's plan, why bother standing up against
the psychopaths that make our life a living hell?!?
Most of what you write contradicts how I understand the
teachings of Jesus Christ.
It sounds to me like you're supporting the kind of hypocrisy, or
at the least spreading "gospel", that makes "believers" work
hard for the slave drivers, while the rich get richer and the
poor keep dying!
[/quote]We can't explain why children are raped and starving and
why people suffer so greatly in this world while a smaller
percentage of the world lives comfortable blessed lives. This is
a fallen world and once sin and death entered the world eternal
life has to wait until after this life on earth. This is only
temporary and very brief. Christians help to feed and house and
clothe the poor all over the world AND provide free medical
care. Evil regimes and corrupt leaders cause death starvation
and wars, not God. God didn't put sin and death in the earth, we
did.
The Bible clearly says that satan is the god of this world right
now. This spiritual battle began with the fall of the angels and
the garden, the rest is just result of that. You act as though
Christians are stupid and ignore suffering and needless death.
We have a hope of being with God and wiping away all tears, all
pain and all suffering and death. Life on earth is but a moment
in eternity. You can deny God or be "angry" with God or maybe
you think you could do "better" than God but anybody that
understands God's word knows better.
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[shadow=blue,left]Firestarter...Jesus tells us "as a camel
through the eye of a needle" will the rich get to heaven.Mat
19:24"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into
the kingdom of God." ([font=verdana]also said in Mark
10:25[/font])
He also tells us: Psa 37:11"But the meek shall inherit the
earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."
I have found that believing in the Word of Jesus, gives me a
peace I would not ordinarily have. Neither I nor you can stop
the psychopath psychiatrists and other weirdos out there that
would do harm to others.
Find Jesus and I can guarantee a peace that cannot be broken by
the world's living.......Try it......(1 Cor 15:1-4).
Blade[/shadow]
#Post#: 3391--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: Firestarter Date: January 24, 2019, 11:25 am
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=308.msg3366#msg3366
date=1548267811]We can't explain why children are raped and
starving and why people suffer so greatly in this world while a
smaller percentage of the world lives comfortable blessed lives.
This is a fallen world and once sin and death entered the world
eternal life has to wait until after this life on earth. This is
only temporary and very brief. Christians help to feed and house
and clothe the poor all over the world AND provide free medical
care. Evil regimes and corrupt leaders cause death starvation
and wars, not God. God didn't put sin and death in the earth, we
did.[/quote] It is an important form of HYPOCRISY that "we" -
whatever type we like to call ourselves: Christian, Muslim,
Hindu, Atheist, etc. - seem to prefer to look the other way,
while the lucky few orchestrate genocide and slavery.
We - the cowards - simply look the other way, hoping that we can
get ahead in our career, often drinking alcohohol or using drugs
to quiet our conscience.
As for your claim that "Christians" help...
It is "us" - the poor slaves - who do these atrocities. It is
"us" who bomb the innocent in the Middle East for the oil
companies, it is "us" who walk around in police uniforms to
protect the rich and corrupt, and it is "us", who vote for
politicians who only care about the lucky few that can reward
them.
It is "us" who walk around with cell phones so that Big Brother
knows everything we do.
When my bank accounts were illegally blocked in 2015 by the
Dutch "Order of Attorneys" (Orde van advocaten) and Rabobank, I
tried to get help. I almost starved to death, losing more than -
EDIT correction - 40 pounds of weight in 6 weeks.
The only 2 persons that gave me some food were: 1) a Jew and 2)
a Muslim.
I once asked a Christian organisation for help, who blamed me
for the blatant undisguised attempt to kill me by blocking my
bank accounts. Of course an illegal "confiscation" sounds so
much better than attempted homicide.
I eventually survived by eating in shelters for homeless people
for a couple of months, before I got hold of some money by
another court case and getting my own savings back.
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=308.msg3366#msg3366
date=1548267811]You act as though Christians are stupid and
ignore suffering and needless death. We have a hope of being
with God and wiping away all tears, all pain and all suffering
and death. Life on earth is but a moment in eternity. You can
deny God or be "angry" with God or maybe you think you could do
"better" than God but anybody that understands God's word knows
better.[/quote] No you misunderstand I don't blame "Christians"
specifically.
We are all guilty for ignoring the pain and suffering.
Christians all over the world are "celebrating" that Jesus was
murdered, died for our sins, even wearing the cross in praise
for this atrocity. It looks to me that he died in vain, as
nobody even tries to follow in his footsteps to fight for what
you know is right.
It is "us" who don't stand up against corruption. Is this
because we get fooled (by Satan?) to believe that looking the
other way will get us a nice spot in heaven?!? Or is it that we
hope to profit from the corruption ourselves?
Why is it that the most selfish of "Christians" all seem to
believe that they will go to heaven after they die, but when the
times comes, most are terrified of death?
Here's information on the more than 400,000 Yemenis that have
died since March 2015 as a direct result of the bombs or
indirectly of starvation. So anybody that sees this can't use
the excuse of "I didn't know".
This ignored genocide is supported by UN, US, UK, UAE and Saudi
Arabia (amongst others) and our hypocrisy:
HTML https://www.lawfulpath.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1146
#Post#: 3403--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hypocrisy
By: guest8 Date: January 24, 2019, 7:43 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
[quote author=Firestarter link=topic=308.msg3391#msg3391
date=1548350713]
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=308.msg3366#msg3366
date=1548267811]We can't explain why children are raped and
starving and why people suffer so greatly in this world while a
smaller percentage of the world lives comfortable blessed lives.
This is a fallen world and once sin and death entered the world
eternal life has to wait until after this life on earth. This is
only temporary and very brief. Christians help to feed and house
and clothe the poor all over the world AND provide free medical
care. Evil regimes and corrupt leaders cause death starvation
and wars, not God. God didn't put sin and death in the earth, we
did.[/quote] It is an important form of HYPOCRISY that "we" -
whatever type we like to call ourselves: Christian, Muslim,
Hindu, Atheist, etc. - seem to prefer to look the other way,
while the lucky few orchestrate genocide and slavery.
We - the cowards - simply look the other way, hoping that we can
get ahead in our career, often drinking alcohohol or using drugs
to quiet our conscience.
As for your claim that "Christians" help...
It is "us" - the poor slaves - who do these atrocities. It is
"us" who bomb the innocent in the Middle East for the oil
companies, it is "us" who walk around in police uniforms to
protect the rich and corrupt, and it is "us", who vote for
politicians who only care about the lucky few that can reward
them.
It is "us" who walk around with cell phones so that Big Brother
knows everything we do.
When my bank accounts were illegally blocked in 2015 by the
Dutch "Order of Attorneys" (Orde van advocaten) and Rabobank, I
tried to get help. I almost starved to death, losing more than
50 pounds of weight in 6 weeks.
The only 2 persons that gave me some food were: 1) a Jew and 2)
a Muslim.
I once asked a Christian organisation for help, who blamed me
for the blatant undisguised attempt to kill me by blocking my
bank accounts. Of course an illegal "confiscation" sounds so
much better than attempted homicide.
I eventually survived by eating in shelters for homeless people
for a couple of months, before I got hold of some money by
another court case and getting my own savings back.
[quote author=patrick jane link=topic=308.msg3366#msg3366
date=1548267811]You act as though Christians are stupid and
ignore suffering and needless death. We have a hope of being
with God and wiping away all tears, all pain and all suffering
and death. Life on earth is but a moment in eternity. You can
deny God or be "angry" with God or maybe you think you could do
"better" than God but anybody that understands God's word knows
better.[/quote] No you misunderstand I don't blame "Christians"
specifically.
We are all guilty for ignoring the pain and suffering.
Christians all over the world are "celebrating" that Jesus was
murdered, died for our sins, even wearing the cross in praise
for this atrocity. It looks to me that he died in vain, as
nobody even tries to follow in his footsteps to fight for what
you know is right.
It is "us" who don't stand up against corruption. Is this
because we get fooled (by Satan?) to believe that looking the
other way will get us a nice spot in heaven?!? Or is it that we
hope to profit from the corruption ourselves?
Why is it that the most selfish of "Christians" all seem to
believe that they will go to heaven after they die, but when the
times comes, most are terrified of death?
Here's information on the more than 400,000 Yemenis that have
died since March 2015 as a direct result of the bombs or
indirectly of starvation. So anybody that sees this can't use
the excuse of "I didn't know".
This ignored genocide is supported by UN, US, UK, UAE and Saudi
Arabia (amongst others) and our hypocrisy:
HTML https://www.lawfulpath.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1146
[/quote]
[shadow=blue,left]Firestarter..... Do YOU have a solution to the
problem you have been complaining about. What about the
cleansing of the world to come.. It will be GOD's wrath.
Billions will die!
What say you?
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