Oh You Hypocrite!

What's poppin? Crackin? Shakin? Good? And all the that good stuff!!!

God is dope peoples!! He truly is the dopest thing around! Any way check it out, have you ever saw yourself as a hypocrite? You know one of those people who are always coming down on others when they do the same thing? No???? Well, maybe I'm the only one screwed up enough that I find myself being a hypocrite at times.

There are two different definitions to the word by Merriam Webster:
1: a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion;

2: a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.

Now, although I have been guilty of definition number one many times, today we are talking about definiton two. So to all the holy rollers you can catch ya breath!!!

This morning I was putting together a lesson about rap and how some rappers have abstract lyrics. Abstract in case you don't know is just something that can be difficult to understand, it can be subtle or covered up. A meaning behind a meaning, message behind a message you get the point. Well, I was doing this lesson and as I was writing it I was at odds with these abstract rappers, mad at their "cowardice" and the fact that they would push evil, and some even demonic propaganda through their music and make it abstract so that many would not understand it. Then as I was finishing up the lesson God revealed to me that I do the same thing!!!!!!!!!

There are songs I have that I never mention Jesus or God but I talk about the kingdom of God and a christian worldview in a subtle way. And by no means is their anything wrong with doing this but for me to condemn and judge them when I do the same is hypocritical. So after I finished laughing at myself I asked for forgiveness and was in an "Wow, I'm so stupid" moment!!" I know right. Crazy!!

The bible speaks on this topic in the context of both of the definitions. But we are going to look at this text for the principle behind it!!

Matthew 7:1-5 (Message)

"Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, 'Let me wash your face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? It's this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.


While I'm here knocking them I do the same thing!! Oh You Hyprocrite!! Any way praise God for His goodness and faithfulness to reveal to me what I couldn't see!!!


God is dope,
Israel