Time To Pick Up Hypocrisy And Toss It Out And Follow The Lord’s Ways

Time To Pick Up Hypocrisy And Toss It Out And Follow The Lord’s Ways


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Matthew 15:1-14(NKJV) 1Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:


8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” 10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” 12Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” 13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”


Cliques of hypocrisy – vs 1



There are many outside influences who would question and complain



There are many outside influences who would question and complain

Often they stick together and “pile on”

Matthew 22:18(NKJV) 18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?


Complaints of hypocrisy – vs 1-2



Fabricated



Fabricated

Frivolous or petty



Fabricated

Frivolous or petty

From their view (or advantage) alone



Luke 6:42(NKJV) 42Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 13:15(NKJV) 15The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?


Condemnation of hypocrisy - 3



Hypocrites man claim accuracy, but Christ pegged them as wrong

Luke 12:56(NKJV) 56Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?



Hypocrites man claim accuracy, but Christ pegged them as wrong

Hypocrites can fool us, but God sees deep inside and knows them

Matthew 23:28(KJV) 28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.


Change of hypocrisy – 4 - 6



Slanted for their benefit



Slanted for their benefit

Can be overlooked

1 Timothy 4:2(KJV) 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;


Cloak of hypocrisy – 7 - 8



Deceptive



Deceptive

Self-righteous – even to the point they are self-deceptive

Proverbs 23:7(NKJV) 7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.


Cost of hypocrisy - 9



Religion is vain



Religion is vain

Fool and mislead others

Proverbs 26:25(NKJV) 25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart;


Curse of hypocrisy – 10 - 14



Hypocrisy gives evil because it is evil- regardless of appearance

Luke 12:1(NKJV) 1In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

John 12:6(NKJV) 6This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.



Hypocrisy is offended by God’s simple plan

Titus 1:16(NKJV) 16They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.



Hypocrisy is not part of the Father’s plan – they will be uprooted

Matthew 23:13(NKJV) 13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.



Hypocrisy is not part of the Father’s plan – they will be uprooted

Romans 16:17-18(NKJV) 17Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. 18For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.



Hypocrites and followers will “fall in the ditch”

Matthew 24:51(NKJV) 51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


Cure of hypocrisy by God– 10, 13


Cure of hypocrisy by God– 10, 13

Separation from God


Chance for hypocrisy



Simon Peter wanted more understanding...

Matthew 15:15-20(NKJV) 15Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? 17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”



Clean up the “inside” (with the Lord’s help)

2 Corinthians 5:17(KJV) 17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.




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Time To Pick Up Hypocrisy And Toss It Out And Follow The Lord’s Ways