Here is a shocker. Christians are not perfect. They sin. They mess up. They swear when they drop the couch on their foot. They struggle to forgive that jerk who made their sister cry when he ran off with some bimbo and left her at the altar. They lie about why they were late to work, fight with their families and sometimes love money just a little too much. Welcome to the human race.

For most people, the fact that Christians are just as inherently imperfect as every other human being on the planet is not news. Some churches, however, do not seem to have gotten the memo. Such churches are often filled with modern day Pharisees. The congregation always acts like everything is perfect. Everyone lives perfect Christian lives, and all the children are simply little angels. Everyone is deliberately blind to the fact that the Sunday school teacher’s daughter has a drug problem or that the boy who plays the piano knocked up his girlfriend and walked out on her. Anyone who has visible problems or admits to their struggles simply has weak faith. They are not good Christians. 

Such places are filled with nothing but lies. Christians are not perfect. Weak faith is not the reason for a family member’s suffering, and hiding imperfections does not make them disappear. If anything, it gives them more power.