Hypocrisy

[LadyFeline]

I turn here to Matthew 25:34:

 

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

 

So... Basically, Jesus Christ is saying to feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, clothe those without coverings, care for the sick, and visit those in prison... Right? Because, by helping others, they would be helping him?

 

So, why do you rarely see Christians doing these things? I hear them crying all the time about "Starving children!" and "homeless people!", but how many of them actually do something about it? How many so-called "Christians" will volunteer at a soup kitchen, donate clothes and money, or visit shut-ins and prisoners?

 

Out of the whole lot of them? I'd say, very few. Too few. Because if all Christians took even this one verse to heart, no one would go hungry, or be cold, or lonely, because these Christians would be following the edicts of their Saviour. Right?

 

Seems to me that, nine times out of ten, most Christians fit the latter part of that same verse:

 

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

 

Nothing big, really. Just a thought I had. Any Christians care to think this over? Or hell, just read it and think about your life, and whether or not you've lived up to even this one order issued by your Christ....