An eye for an eye? How Christian of you Unbelievers always want other people to act like Christians
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Critique of those who demand Christian behavior from others while not practicing it themselves.
- In plain terms
- Unbelievers want Christians to act like Christians but don't follow the rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Hypocrisy exists when demanding others follow standards you ignore.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you hold others to standards you don't meet?
Another view
Simplifies complex moral disagreements into binary Christian/unbeliever dynamics.
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