UnChristian, Week 2 - Hypocritical

The Big Idea: Pretending you are someone you aren’t is toxic to everyone, including you.

Matthew 7:3-5 (p. 832)


Matthew 23:5-7; 11-15; 23-28 (p. 849)


Hypocrite - “MASK WEARER”

Hypocrite - One who lays aside their true IDENTITY for a false one.


The worst kind of hypocrites not only exaggerate their own GOODNESS, but also others’ FAILURES.


What Hypocrisy is Not:
- It is not when somebody fails your expectations of PERFECTION.
- It is not catching someone who says they follow Jesus SINNING.


Let’s clean it up:
- The opposite of hypocrisy is not PERFECTION.
- The opposite of hypocrisy is AUTHENTICITY.


Two Big Ideas With Christian Living:
1. Those who authentically follow Christ are marked by honest TRANSPARENCY, not controlled APPEARANCE.


With Jesus, there are only two kinds of people:
- Sinners who ADMIT IT
- Sinners who DENY IT


2. Those who authentically follow Christ are marked by TRANSFORMATION, not PERFECTION.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 (p. 1019)
Galatians 2:20 (p. 1002)


Christians are not perfect; they are IN TREATMENT.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 (p. 1021)