Tell Me What You See ~ Hypocrites and Hippocrates

Greetings Dear Reader, 

One of the things we hear as an objection to following Christ is the assertion the church is full of hypocrites.  Let me say clearly, the church is filled with all kinds of sinners.  Let me also say the percentage of those who do not live by their own philosophy is no greater in the church than in the remainder of the world. 

What I am saying is simply we are all hypocrites at times.  I mention Hippocrates, the philosopher, and father of modern medicine because of the condition and cost of healthcare in our world.  I cannot imagine how he would feel about the way healthcare is handled in our world.  After he got over his amazement regarding his influences and the advancement in medicine, I think he would find the way in which medicine is administered very harmful. 

It is my obligation as a Christ-follower to care for those in need.  If we do not demand that anyone who needs it receive care then we are saying we believe in Jesus but are not truly following his teaching.  I would go even deeper.  If we consider how often Jesus healed the sick without asking for anything, we need to consider that he wanted us to do the same.  Why then, do we not build our faith to the place where we can exercise that power in his name? 

Instead, we turn caring for the sick into something forbidden, a sideshow, or tolerate it being only for those who can afford it.  We must become people who remember that Jesus is the great physician and not be hypocritical about it.  We must lead the way in insisting that others get the care they need whether they are “our people” or not.  Our view when we see the sick must be a human that the Father loves in need of care and our responsibility, Dear Reader. 

Wishing you joy in the journey, 

Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good. 

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I think Hippocrates would find medicine more hypocritical than Hippocratic.