Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy

How can I avoid being a hypocrite?

God’s Response

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26

My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim that you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people more than others? James 2:1

The LORD says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away.” Isaiah 29:13

Hypocrisy is not practicing what you preach. You claim to believe something, but your actions contradict this. Perhaps the worst hypocrisy is found in a Christian who claims to serve God but behaves as if he doesn’t. The only sure way to avoid hypocrisy in your life is to faithfully serve God without contradiction. This involves continually studying God’s Word so that you can avoid confusing God’s standards of living with those of the world.

God’s Promise

False prophets and hypocrites—evil people who claim to want my advice—will all be punished for their sins. Ezekiel 14:10