Double Standards

It is amazing to me how comfortable “believers” are with the double standard that exists between them and God, and them and everyone else they know. In our world, if someone lies to you, steals from you, and lives immorally, that person is labeled a scoundrel. The attitude of most will be, that person needs to get their house in order. They are seen as a disgrace to their families, blight on society, and in general, they are disliked and avoided. However when a “believer” lies to God, steals from God, and lives immorally in the very presence of God, all of a sudden, they are just imperfect, doomed to their sin nature, claiming that we all make mistakes and nobody is perfect. How in the world is it any difference in lying to God, than in lying to anyone else? How is it any different to steal from God, than to steal from your neighbor? How is it any different to break all your promises to Him, than it is to prove unreliable to your family and co-workers? Well, I will tell you, there is no difference, let me repeat, no difference at all! The only difference is your opinion about it, and your opinion is different, only because it applies to you. The church is filled with saints and scoundrels. The true saint lives to be Holy, judging every action and thought as to whether it is worthy of praise, the scoundrel uses the grace of God to justify such behavior, the very behavior that they revile in others. The saint who sins immediately seeks forgiveness, while the scoundrel says in his or her heart; well no one is perfect. Remember, there is no double standard, and with God, there is a higher standard we are called to attain!

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