It's Full of Hypocrites: The Worst Excuse Not To Go To Church

And let us consider how to stir up one another

in love and good works, not neglecting to meet together,

as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another,

and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25

Roughly 34% of Americans go to church every week or at least once a week. The rest vary. One of the biggest reasons (or excuses) people use to not go to church is the famous "It's full of hypocrites" statement. For years I've heard people use this statement to justify not going to church and I always just accepted it. It made me sad sometimes but I understood where it was coming and when I realized where it came from that's when it struck me. Why does it matter what other people do? You go to church for God not them. As I got older I realized further that's one of the worst excuses you can give to not go to church. Why? Because when you say you don't go to church because it's full of hypocrites you're ultimately saying you want to go to a church where there are perfect people because guess what? The church is made for broken, messed up people including the hypocrite!

We all have something dirty about us, regardless the church
should welcome all. 

You may have heard at one time or another the church is like "a hospital for the sick" and it truly is. As long as you and I are on this earth, we're still in the flesh and hold the probability to fall to our sinful nature. The church does not (at least it shouldn't) reject people who are sinners because if they did...there would be no church. The church isn't a collection of perfect people although some believers like to make it seem that way. No, you come as you are regardless of your struggle. Porn addict? You're welcome to the church. Struggling with Alcohol? Yep, you too. Anger issues?
Welcome! Hypocrite? there's a spot for you too. We're not perfect but constantly seek out a perfect God to give us strength in our struggles until we ultimately overcome them and in turn create testimonies of deliverance. If we honestly let the actions of others dictate our congregating we may never go to church and while it's not a specific mandate of the Gospels it is encouraged to do so as written in the scripture above this blog. I don't know about you but if I believe the holy scriptures to be the true word of God, I might wanna do what it's encouraging me to do.

Listen, if you don't want to go to church. Don't. No one can force you and God won't either. However please do not use the lame excuse that it's full of hypocrites because again, you're basically saying you'll go to a temple if the congregants there are without fault. If you don't want to go to church because you've had bad experiences in the past let me assure you that not all believers are the same.
Not all of us are "holier than thou" (in the context of "I'm better than you"). I apologize if you've been hurt by them. We don't have it all together nor do we have it all figured out. Please don't let the hurtful and sometimes hateful actions of certain "believers" distort your view of God. We're not him and he's not us. He's perfect. We're not. I encourage you, find a bible based church that teaches the word of God that you feel comfortable in. No church should ever make you feel awkward or like an oddity.

Sound off!

Can you still be a genuine believer without going to church?

Is Church attendance necessary for Salvation?

Is hypocrisy the only reason people avoid church?

What would you tell a person who refuses to go to church because of hypocrisy?  

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