If non christians believe we are hypocrites than what makes you so righteous? Just wondering...
2007-01-25 17:08:22 · 12 answers · asked by daniel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We're not the ones imposing our "hypocrisy" on others as laws nor have we tried to exterminate entire populations that didn't/don't live up to phony standards of false piety.
2007-01-25 17:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by God 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
If I say that I believe that Christians are hypocrites, it does not logically follow that I am claiming to be "righteous". I am, however, claiming that I am not a hypocrite, because I am not a hypocrite.
2007-01-25 17:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't know the meaning of the word. A hypocrite is not someone who advocates one thing and then does another. A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be something that they are not. For example, a man who opposes smoking, but smokes openly, is not a hypocrite. A man who opposes smoking, denies being a smoker, and secretly smokes a pack a day is a hypocrite.
2007-01-25 17:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
We are not directly going against the doctrines and biblical law that we have sworn to worship. Since we don't have such rules, how could we be hypocrites?
But a Xian who lies about something in order to convert people (Like making up falsehoods and strawman arguments about evolution)
Or A Xian who whines about being persecuted by others because they're not getting special treatment.
Or a Xian who goes around judging everyone while stating that no one else should judge...
...well, that's hypocrisy at it's finest. ;)
2007-01-25 17:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Poor Christians, it's just hard to be you. Being persecuted all the time for saying one thing and doing another. What makes us so righteous? We don't say one thing and do another. We don't tell people how they must live while we do the opposite and pretend that we're not.
2007-01-25 17:18:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I think you don't understand why we call Christians hypocrites.
2007-01-25 17:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.. Hello?!?!?!
The world isn't in all black and white. I doubt most non-Christians think all Christians are hypocrites.
2007-01-25 17:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I do not tell other people how they need to live and then live in a way contrary to what I have been preaching. I "live and let live" unless someone intrudes upon my life, such as Christians trying to pass their beliefs into laws.
2007-01-25 17:17:11 · answer #8 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Ever notice how many of us are accepting of each other, and our only enemy (we have in common) is you folks!
For the most part, us Pagans, Atheist, Buddist, Hindus and agnostics have no problem with each other. But the Christians attack us all. Hhhmmmm.....imagine that!
2007-01-25 17:16:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Did I ever say I was "righteous"? I just say what I think. Nothing more, nothing less.
2007-01-25 17:13:41 · answer #10 · answered by The FudgeMaster 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋