Readers should note that I am a Christian, but as a writer, I am looking at things from a neutral position. I ought not defend Christians in everything simply because I am a Christian. I write to praise as well as to criticise when there is the need to do so.
Quite a number of religions have sprung up within the past centuries. With the likes of Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, among others, Christianity is regarded as the largest religion on Earth. Out of 7.151 billion (as at July 2013) people residing on the Earth, 2.3 billion are Christians.
For those who might not understand what the term religion actually means, it is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. For Christians, the Bible is their “constitution” that directs them as to their way of life, what they ought to believe in and so on and so forth.
It is quite interesting how Christians behave in this our modern era. Just as every person believes in his or her religion as the right one, Christians cannot be exempted from this. However, Christians are somehow dogmatic about their religion, yet majority of them seem to be playing the roles of a devil but have covered their faces with that of angels.
Why this argument? There are a number of points that could be raised to justify this claim, though I will be dealing with a few of them. Let me first set in motion by defining hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy is defined as a pretence of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
As imperfect humans, none of us can be proud to say he/she is infallible. We all sin in one way or another, yet as far as my memory serves me right, Christians are the quickest people to judge an individual when one transgresses. For illustration sake, I would like to use the case of homosexuality as a point of reference because that is the trending issue now.
In as much as I don’t support homosexuality, I don’t like the approach most Christians go about the whole issue. There is a killer punch line that homosexuals have been using to condemn such Christians which is true to a large extent. Majority of people who call themselves Christians fornicate, commit adultery, engage in robbery, oppress people, murder, smoke, and engage in a whole lot of social vices, yet these ones are quick to point fingers to others who sin in different forms.
Is there any sin which is greater or bigger than another? As far as I am concerned, all sins are equal before God.
