there are So Many Hypocrites   
 

Objection answered:
And is this your excuse for not accepting the invitation to the gospel feast?  If so, it is a very poor one.  You know some who say that they are Christians, but their conduct proves that they are hypocrites.  Though members of churches and chapels, they do things which you and others, who make no such profession, would not stoop to, and you are inclined to say of all who profess to be Christians, "Nice lot!"  They are a pack of hypocrites."

    But surely this would be very unfair reasoning. Hypocrites are persons who profess to be what they are not. Those whom you refer to profess to be, but are not, Christians.  Are we to conclude, because of this, that all who profess are hypocrites? This would be as foolish as to say that all bank staff are thieves, because two were convicted of stealing.

    The fact that some pretend to be Christians proves that the reality must be good, as men don't counterfeit that which is worthless. Suppose, however, that real Christians are inconsistent, will that justify you in not being one?  Peter surely could not have been justified in deserting the Lord because Judas was a hypocrite.

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