WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.823 Question: What would you say 00:00:01.823 --> 00:00:04.406 to a lost person who says 00:00:04.406 --> 00:00:05.991 the reason I'm not a Christian 00:00:05.991 --> 00:00:09.862 is because there's so many hypocrites in the church? 00:00:09.862 --> 00:00:12.537 Clint: Well, I would say to that person 00:00:12.537 --> 00:00:16.486 what they're calling the church is wrong. 00:00:16.486 --> 00:00:18.436 I would say to that person, 00:00:18.436 --> 00:00:20.350 what you're calling the church 00:00:20.350 --> 00:00:21.996 is not the true church. 00:00:21.996 --> 00:00:24.672 It might be a religious organization. 00:00:24.672 --> 00:00:29.168 It might be a denominational gathering. 00:00:29.168 --> 00:00:31.957 It might be some religious institution, 00:00:31.957 --> 00:00:34.291 but it's not the true church. 00:00:34.291 --> 00:00:37.560 The true church of the Bible 00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:40.543 is not populated with hypocrites. 00:00:40.543 --> 00:00:43.482 That's not to say that a true Christian, 00:00:43.482 --> 00:00:48.399 a true believer can't be caught in hypocrisy. 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:50.584 Peter - when he denied the Lord Jesus, 00:00:50.584 --> 00:00:52.588 that was an act of hypocrisy. 00:00:52.588 --> 00:00:54.995 He had said earlier, "Thou art the Christ." 00:00:54.995 --> 00:00:57.422 You're the Christ. The Son of the living God. 00:00:57.422 --> 00:00:59.270 Jesus confirmed that statement 00:00:59.270 --> 00:01:01.273 and said He would build His church on it. 00:01:01.273 --> 00:01:03.162 And then later you have Peter 00:01:03.162 --> 00:01:06.245 caught in an act of hypocrisy 00:01:06.245 --> 00:01:09.652 denying the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:01:09.652 --> 00:01:13.373 That's an act, but Peter was not a hypocrite 00:01:13.373 --> 00:01:15.178 in his lifestyle. 00:01:15.178 --> 00:01:17.759 There's a big distinction there. 00:01:17.759 --> 00:01:19.393 Later on in Galatians 2, 00:01:19.393 --> 00:01:22.163 you have the Apostle Paul confronting Peter 00:01:22.163 --> 00:01:24.693 over an act of hypocrisy 00:01:24.693 --> 00:01:28.449 that had the tendency to lead others astray. 00:01:28.449 --> 00:01:33.063 But Peter was not living a life of hypocrisy. 00:01:33.063 --> 00:01:38.214 So the true church is not populated by hypocrites. 00:01:38.214 --> 00:01:41.338 The local church, local denomination, 00:01:41.338 --> 00:01:43.695 or some religious institution - 00:01:43.695 --> 00:01:45.500 that might be the case. 00:01:45.500 --> 00:01:48.891 So first I would counter with that thought. 00:01:48.891 --> 00:01:52.485 What you're calling the church isn't the true church. 00:01:52.485 --> 00:01:56.182 And then I would say secondly 00:01:56.182 --> 00:01:59.281 to that individual, you're not being honest. 00:01:59.281 --> 00:02:01.953 The reason you're not a Christian 00:02:01.953 --> 00:02:04.771 is not because of something somebody else is doing. 00:02:04.771 --> 00:02:07.065 That's just an excuse. 00:02:07.065 --> 00:02:09.395 The reason that you're not a Christian 00:02:09.395 --> 00:02:12.297 is because you don't want to submit to God. 00:02:12.297 --> 00:02:14.538 That's everyone's problem. 00:02:14.538 --> 00:02:15.964 They're proud. 00:02:15.964 --> 00:02:18.743 They don't want to bow the knee to God. 00:02:18.743 --> 00:02:21.447 They don't want to yield to free grace. 00:02:21.447 --> 00:02:22.848 They don't want to receive 00:02:22.848 --> 00:02:26.522 from the hand of someone else salvation. 00:02:26.522 --> 00:02:29.081 They want to earn it on their own. 00:02:29.081 --> 00:02:31.384 They want to love their sin. 00:02:31.384 --> 00:02:32.828 They want to keep their sin. 00:02:32.828 --> 00:02:36.029 They don't want God on His terms. 00:02:36.029 --> 00:02:38.926 That's why they're not a Christian. 00:02:38.926 --> 00:02:43.477 So I guess that's how I would approach that. 00:02:43.477 --> 00:02:46.502 You can select another part of this interview below. 00:02:46.502 --> 00:02:49.591 Or, if you're listening, you can find the rest of the interview 00:02:49.591 --> 00:02:52.868 on illbehonest.com or our mobile app.