Some Christians worry that if they do not feel like worshipping on Sunday yet go to church then, they are being hypocritical. This leads me to ask the question: What is the difference between the worship of a struggling but redeemed sinner and the worship of a hypocrite? This is an important question because we have people who do not feel like worshipping but feel that they must feel like doing so in order to worship well. In my view, the difference is this: The struggling sinner may not feel like worshipping but he forces and disciplines himself to worship in order to please, obey and glorify the Lord; the hypocrite, however, may not feel like worshipping but does so to get it over with or look good. In the case of the former, his acts of worship, though strained and imperfect, is still considered worship. But in the latter's case, his acts of worship are not really worship at all.
Just a thought--not the final word.
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This is very true. I agree with the point you make here. I have used the same type of view (sort of) when I hear people say that Christians are very hypocritical and think we are better than everyone else. I tell them no, we are just like you, BUT..... we are aware of our shortcomings and we are working on becoming better while non-Christians are content to stay the way they are, for the most part. So we are not hypocrites, we are just trying to become better.
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Rich
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