Evergreen Christian Community

The Big Idea: Pretending you are someone you aren’t is toxic to everyone, including you. Matthew 7:3-5 (p. 832) Matthew 23:5-7; 11-15; 23-28 (p. 849) Hypocrite - “MASK WEARER” Hypocrite - One who lays aside their true IDENTITY for a false one. The worst kind of hypocrites not only exaggerate their own GOODNESS, but also others’ FAILURES. What Hypocrisy is Not: - It is not when somebody fails your expectations of PERFECTION. - It is not catching someone who says they follow Jesus SINNING. Let’s clean it up: - The opposite of hypocrisy is not PERFECTION. - The opposite of hypocrisy is AUTHENTICITY. Two Big Ideas With Christian Living: 1. Those who authentically follow Christ are marked by honest TRANSPARENCY, not controlled APPEARANCE. With Jesus, there are only two kinds of people: - Sinners who ADMIT IT - Sinners who DENY IT 2. Those who authentically follow Christ are marked by TRANSFORMATION, not PERFECTION. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (p. 1019) Galatians 2:20 (p. 1002) Christians are not perfec