"The church is full of hypocrites, so Christianity must be false."
How it sounds in your head: The pastor who preached purity got caught cheating. The youth leader who talked about loving others is the most judgmental person I know. If this is what Christianity produces, why would I want it?
"Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
-- Hebrews 12:2Enemy using human failure to obscure Christ's perfection and shift focus from Savior to followers.
He's watched church leaders fall publicly. The most 'on fire' Christians from camp are now partying harder than anyone. The gap between words and actions feels like proof it doesn't work.
Peter publicly denied knowing Jesus three times, cursing and swearing to save his own skin. Jesus restored him instantly over breakfast, asking three times if he loved Him, and commissioned him to lead the church.
I REFUSE the lie that hypocritical Christians disprove Christ. IT IS WRITTEN that I must look to Jesus, the author and finisher of faith. Human failure proves we need grace, not that grace isn't real. I am BARAK BLESSED under covenant, not performance. IT IS WRITTEN that Peter denied Jesus and was instantly restored and commissioned. I receive clarity to judge Christianity by Christ, not by broken people who follow Him.
The Father doesn't ask you to follow perfect Christians—there aren't any. He asks you to follow the only perfect one who died for hypocrites like all of us.