On the flipside, if I say I am a Christian because I am such
a good person, then and only then, am I a hypocrite. Aside from Jesus Christ, no one—not even
Mother Theresa, Billy Graham, Saint Francis of Assisi, or Jesus’ own mother
Mary—is without sin. They may be the
most wonderful, self-sacrificial people to walk the face of the earth but
somewhere, tucked within each and every piece of human flesh is a dirty little
stain called sin. We’re born with
it. No one had to teach us how to lie,
cheat, steal, or hurt someone's feelings. On the contrary, we had
to be taught not to do those
things. We have laws set up in society because
without them, we’d destroy ourselves, and others.
No. I am not a
hypocrite. I am a lover of Jesus Christ,
who loves me back—even with my face covered in mud. He tenderly washes me new every day. This is the only reason I am allowed to say with complete humility that I am indeed a Christian.
