The so called hypocrite
Ad hominem
I am going to say several things here that fly in the face
of main stream Christianity’s new found tentative character. What we’ll see is
that it’s been hoodwinked. Thesis statement: The predominant charge of
hypocrisy against Christians is a bludgeon to silence evangelism or moral
correction.
We live in a politically correct world. People are terrified
of misspeaking and being called a homophobe or a racist or a misogynist. The
label and culture was purposely created to silence you from speaking light into
darkness. I am going to make a strong corollary from the political world that
illustrates one in the spiritual. When a person doesn’t have an argument they
resort to ad hominem attacks (personal name calling). It is a tactic used to
silence those that think differently than you. This is a common stratagem of
the political left. But what many Christians have failed to realize is that this
is also used to silence spiritual correction/direction as well. I’d say that 99%
of the time when someone calls a Christian a hypocrite it is an ad hominem
attack. This article is not dealing with the other 1%.
When someone calls you a hypocrite, what really shows that
something is amiss is when the validity or falsity of the charge that prompted
the name calling isn’t being discussed. From this, it can be seen to be a
deflection away from the topic of their sinful activity or proclivity. In
essence the name callers are saying:
“Shut up because you’re a sinner too”.
