Are Christians Hypocrites?

Life’s Like This — It isn’t easy to walk the Christian walk. If you are a Christian, you probably know this all too well. So many people regard Christians as hypocrites because while they talk the Christian talk, they don’t live out their faith by walking the Christian walk. It’s as if they expect Christians to be perfect and not have the same short-comings in life that they have themselves. Christians face an awesome challenge, because while they are sinners, they also carrry with them a responsibility to reflect their faith to the world around them. As the image to the right says, we should “Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you”. If we, as Christians, agree with that statement, then it is easy to understand why there are those that perceive Christians as hypocrites. The word hypocrite is defined as someone who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie their stated beliefs.