Revenant
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These are both assertions that Strongvoicesforward has made, and since these assertions are a bit different from the other threads, I thought it best to make these questions under a seperate thread.
I do not see all Christians as either, and I see some Christians as both.
More would I say that because they have a known standard, it is downright easy, and cheap, to cry hypocrisy. Christians are humans as well, humans that also are under a lot of stress, have difficult issues, and sometimes snap. Some of the standards they carry are high, high enough that all will fall short of them, and all will at sometime be hypocritical.
I do not call people hypocritical for not meeting a standard they set for themselves. What I mean, is that were my son to set himself a standard to never complain about the food on his plate, but after a long and difficult day, he blurts out, 'these mushrooms are disgusting, mom', I do not take him to task for breaking his own standard. I do not say, you're hypocritical, cause you say one thing and do another'. That's ridiculousness, and it is at the same time, that unless someone doesn't put in a true effort to meet the standard, that they shouldn't be taken to task for being hypocritical.
What were you to say if I said to the other people at the table, 'see, I told you children are all just whiners and complainers, and they are all hypocritical as well, this kid illustrates that quite well''?
It is also pure idiocy to try and make the assumption that because one
Christian has fallen short, that it illustrates well that all Christians are hypocritical and intolerant.
I will respond to the intolerant part when I have heard more from SVF on exactly why he feels this way.
This thread shall also be open for other Q about Christian characteristics and such that don't meet the criteria of the other threads.
I do not see all Christians as either, and I see some Christians as both.
More would I say that because they have a known standard, it is downright easy, and cheap, to cry hypocrisy. Christians are humans as well, humans that also are under a lot of stress, have difficult issues, and sometimes snap. Some of the standards they carry are high, high enough that all will fall short of them, and all will at sometime be hypocritical.
I do not call people hypocritical for not meeting a standard they set for themselves. What I mean, is that were my son to set himself a standard to never complain about the food on his plate, but after a long and difficult day, he blurts out, 'these mushrooms are disgusting, mom', I do not take him to task for breaking his own standard. I do not say, you're hypocritical, cause you say one thing and do another'. That's ridiculousness, and it is at the same time, that unless someone doesn't put in a true effort to meet the standard, that they shouldn't be taken to task for being hypocritical.
What were you to say if I said to the other people at the table, 'see, I told you children are all just whiners and complainers, and they are all hypocritical as well, this kid illustrates that quite well''?
It is also pure idiocy to try and make the assumption that because one
Christian has fallen short, that it illustrates well that all Christians are hypocritical and intolerant.
I will respond to the intolerant part when I have heard more from SVF on exactly why he feels this way.
This thread shall also be open for other Q about Christian characteristics and such that don't meet the criteria of the other threads.