Heights of Hypocrisy

Some of the churches in the area aren’t going to be meeting for worship service in two weeks, the reason? It is Christmas! I wonder what exactly their bulletin states, how it is worded to remind the parishioners not to show up to church on that Sunday.

Reminders!

The Ladies Luncheon will be this Monday at 12:00

The Men’s Meeting will be Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

The Celtic Kids will be gathering Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

In honor of our Lord’s birth, we will not be worshipping Him
on Christmas.

Is that how it looks? Is this the thinking of the pastor’s who will have to account for their flock before a Holy and Just God?

I would prefer the reminder to state:

In honor of our Lord’s birth, we will be spitting in His face and turning our backs on Him by not worshipping Him in the way He demands that we do. Merry Christmas!!

P.S. Since Easter will be on a Sunday this year, we will be canceling service that day as well so that families can celebrate Christ's resurrection by eating chocolate and eggs without having God's worship and praise for our salvation cut into the gluttony.

I saw a pastor on the local news stating that since Christmas is a family holiday his parishioners will be able to celebrate the Lord’s birth together as a family.

Hey, Moron! You hypocrite! We (the church) scream every year that Christmas is not about presents, it is not about Santa Claus, it is about Christ! How can you then cancel church and declare that family is the reason for Christmas? Haven’t you seen the signs that we love to display, crying out “Jesus is the Reason for the Season?”

At least, He is the reason until He interferes with our gift giving time. Why don’t we try a little critical thinking for a change? Why don’t we attempt to do what God wants us to do, rather than what is more convenient for you. Why don’t you remove you head from your err….. from the sand!

If Jesus truly is the reason for the season, then the gift giving times should be bumped or canceled in order to make room for worshipping Him! You have it all backwards, and thereby show the whole world what a massive hypocrite you are! By what you cancel you show what is truly important to you, by placing “gift time” over “God time” you show that the true reason of the season for you is to sit around a druidic symbol with an angel perched on top ripping open gifts while praying that there is a gift receipt enclosed.

On a positive note, I know one guy who is doing all the gift opening and dinners during the day on Christmas Eve, since he understands what should truly be rearranged, a local pastor is holding both morning and evening services because of the emergency personnel in his congregation who can’t make it to morning service, he is “sacrificing” his family time in order to make it easy for his flock to worship God on one of His 52 holiest days.

To the pastors who have spit in Christ’s face, I urge you to reconsider your foolishness and hypocrisy, remember that the Pharisees were the pastors of Israel when Jesus was born. They were called hypocrites and white washed tombs. They were told to flee from the wrath that is to come. They were called out time and again, and they failed time and again, then they ended up calling for the death of God’s Son.

Actions speak louder than words, you have decided to bow down to the altar of commercialism and greed, you bow down to the altar of secularism of atheism. You claim to love God with your mouths, but your hearts have turned away. One day you will have to answer to God why you canceled His worship, I fear that He will cancel your salvation.

Fritz