FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HYPOCRITE? ~ 15 July 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HYPOCRITE?

I always chuckle a little when I must sit through someone's "sermon" on why he/she doesn't ever darken the door of a church. Invariably at the top of the list of reasons given for not attending is something about the church being so full of hypocrites. You know, those people who affect virtues and qualities they don't have ... religious fakes.

The humor in this line of argument rests not so much in the fact that I never hear anything original, but rather in the facts surrounding the genesis of the word hypocrite. It was a term applied to the ancient Greek actors who wore masks in order to convey to the audience certain qualities and emotions. The actor hid behind the mask and the mask projected the necessary image.

In reality, a hypocrite is anyone who wears a mask hiding the true self while projecting an image for the benefit of the "audience". As I see it, that makes us all hypocrites! We all hide behind masks pretty consistently. How often, for instance, do we observe our hurting friends struggling to keep the "coat hanger" smile in place?

Yes, when two people stand eyeball-to-eyeball, it's one hypocrite starin' at another! The guy who won't go to church because it's full of hypocrites is not being completely honest. What he really means is that he prefers secular hypocrisy to religious hypocrisy. It's sort of like the smoker's preference for a particular brand of cigarettes.

CDR Thomas E. Braithwaite, CHC, USN

 

[The Mayor]

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The Best Gift

July 15, 2018

Seek and you will find. Luke 11:9

When I was packing up to go home to London, my mother approached me with a gift—one of her rings I had long admired. Surprised, I asked, “What’s this for?” She replied, “I think you should enjoy it now. Why wait until I die? It doesn’t fit me anyway.” With a smile I received her unexpected gift, an early inheritance that brings me joy.

My mom gave me a material gift, but Jesus promises that His Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask (Luke 11:13). If parents who are marred with sin can provide necessities (such as fish or eggs) for their children, how much more will our Father in heaven give to His children. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13), we can experience hope, love, joy, and peace even in times of trouble—and we can share these gifts with others.

Growing up, we may have had parents who were unable to love and care for us fully. Or we may have had mothers and fathers who were shining examples of sacrificial love. Or our experience may have been somewhere in between. Whatever we’ve known with our earthly parents, we can hold onto the promise that our heavenly Father loves us unceasingly. He gave His children the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Heavenly Father, I’m amazed at Your love for me. Help me to dwell in Your presence this day, sharing Your love with those I meet.

Our Father gives good gifts.

INSIGHT

While mentioned all throughout the New Testament, the mission and work of the Holy Spirit is a particular focus of two key biblical texts: John 14–16 and Romans 8. In John 14–16, we find Jesus’s last teaching time with His followers before going to the cross. There He explained the ministry of the Spirit to the disciples who were reeling from the news that Jesus was going away—and they could not follow. After the Master’s departure, the gift of the Spirit would be to them a helper (14:16), teacher (14:26), and guide (16:13). In a very different setting, Paul tells Christ-followers in Rome that the Holy Spirit has a comprehensive ministry in the life of God’s child. The Spirit empowers (Romans 8:5), leads (v. 14), assures (v. 16), and assists in our prayers (vv. 26–27). The gift of the Spirit is the amazing spiritual resource that God has given to us to enable us to live for Him.

For more on the work of the Spirit, check out Free in the Spirit at discoveryseries.org/q0307.

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[MrEdd]

Cool post.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Or as it’s sometimes said: there’s always room for one more... that doesn’t mean that a church can’t get SO dysfunctional that it becomes a distinctly non-preferable place to go compared with some other church.

[HiTech RedNeck]

What is it that makes cats so cute anyhow?

[SkyDancer]

Because cats have three tails.

[mountainlion]

I worked for the FAA for over 20 years in maintenance. I saw a lot of displays with planes on them. I retired 10 years ago.

[VietVet]

I have often considered certain kinds of hypocrisy, what I call “creative hypocrisy”, to be a virtue - of sorts. When we advocate standards which we are all too aware we will be unable to live up to, or when we do what we know is the right thing even if our motives for doing so are suspect, we are being hypocrites...but in a good way.

[SkyDancer]

Have you seen this one?

A one hour snapshot of all the airlines - the one I post is just for Frontier where I fly.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think the idea is that of being more “show” than you are “help.”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Hope you got some down time today.

[HiTech RedNeck]

That’s plane amazing.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Did you know that gullible isn’t in the dictionary

[SkyDancer]

Nope. They do.

Proof:

One cat has one more tail than no cat. No cat has two tails. Therefore, one cat has three tails.

Quod erat demonstrandum

Jolly clever, what?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[PROCON]

Thanks Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[HiTech RedNeck]

Quite as plausibly, a cat has nine tails

[HiTech RedNeck]

Gro-oan