Hypocrisy Unveiled

The outward may seem nice,
the inside may be rotten.

The flowers and fruits may be blossom,
but the roots are really shallow and weak.

And so, when the storm comes,
the whole tree is uprooted and topples over!

This is what I saw this morning while walking to the Church:

“What is inside you is more important than what others see you as”, as I think about what I saw. Suddenly, everything became clear. Recently, we hear about 44 men being charge of sexual encounter with a teenage prostitute. Among them are school principle, teachers and social prominent people.
44 men involved caught in prostition

And the list increases by the days: men charges with vice

Friends of these people appear to be in shock. “He is a good man …” was a common reply.
Why are so many people involved in trading sex – men buying sex and women selling as prostitutes? And sure, it’s all done in secrecy. But once caught, the men had to resign from their high positions. If not, they live a hypocrite, double lives. School principal and teachers are teaching moral ethics to their students, with words but not in action. Community leaders also hide their own “secrets”. Our society demands that leaders, teachers, and those in authorities uphold family values otherwise don’t be in leadership positions, as simple as that. Trouble with men is that they are always thinking of sex. To pretend to be holy is to be hypocrite. We men are created that way so as to fulfill the command – “be fruitful and multiply”. But when, Adam sinned, this sexual desire is somehow also sabotaged and wired wrongly.

For Christians, there are ways to overcome this sexual temptation.

The Psalmist asks: “How can young people keep their way pure?” (Psa 119:9a)
He then gives the answer: “By guarding it according to Your Word”.

"I have laid up your word in my heart, that I might not sinned against you" (v11)
Another way is to seek wholesome Christian fellowship, fellowship that edify and build up one another (1Thess 5:11). Unfortunately, even among Christian brothers, we don’t discuss the topic of sex. We prefer to keep it private and pretend that we are OK. So, we Christian brothers always struggle it alone. Those who can’t overcome usually take a step back and not be in Christian services. That is why the church usually has very few men in Christian leadership. The sisters are more willing to come forward.

May God help us men to hunger and thirst after His righteousness!

Agape