Mark 12.38-40
38. And in His teaching He was saying, 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
39. and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,
40. who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers, these will receive greater condemnation.'
~ 38-40. (Matthew 23.6-7) (Mark 12. 38-40) (Luke 11.43, 20.45-47).
They are many hypocrites in the world and of different types and some of us also involved in some kind hypocrisy in one time or another, including myself.
But the most repugnant of them all are the religious hypocrites, and no wonder that Jesus numerous types turned His attention on them accusing them, rebuking them, and condemning them for their hypocrisy.
Why religious hypocrites are so repugnant and despicable in their hypocrisy, because they teach goodness but do not do it themselves, they teach to speak truth but themselves always lie, they teach to help others but themselves never help anyone, and so on.
And of course, how hypocrites present themselves in churches, synagogues, and in their temples, in the same way as they always do, pretended to be the beam of light but in actuality carrying in themselves only darkness.
It is so similar and so visible even today, seeing how in the churches some people conducting long prayers and long shallow sermons, pastors and priests walking in their robes covered with symbols, ornaments, and images of all sorts. Even their Bibles looks big, expensive, and luxurious, but all of them lacking one thing - Spirituality and honest soul.
They all look only on material gain and the Word of GOD for them is only a cover to show themselves religious and god-fearing men, just like Jesus described them 2000 years ago. They always take their seats in the first row and in the front of everyone on any occasion, and it is true today.
Hypocrites think that if people took them for that they pretending to be, the GOD will also think about them in the same way that they are god-fearing people and do only good.
But GOD Jesus noticed them immediately and condemned them. They can fool people, but they cannot fool GOD.
And how we can find who is a hypocrite and who is not? Very easy, by not what they teach and said but by their deeds and their life, and there is no other way to detect them.
38. And in His teaching He was saying, 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
39. and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,
40. who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers, these will receive greater condemnation.'
~ 38-40. (Matthew 23.6-7) (Mark 12. 38-40) (Luke 11.43, 20.45-47).
They are many hypocrites in the world and of different types and some of us also involved in some kind hypocrisy in one time or another, including myself.
But the most repugnant of them all are the religious hypocrites, and no wonder that Jesus numerous types turned His attention on them accusing them, rebuking them, and condemning them for their hypocrisy.
Why religious hypocrites are so repugnant and despicable in their hypocrisy, because they teach goodness but do not do it themselves, they teach to speak truth but themselves always lie, they teach to help others but themselves never help anyone, and so on.
And of course, how hypocrites present themselves in churches, synagogues, and in their temples, in the same way as they always do, pretended to be the beam of light but in actuality carrying in themselves only darkness.
It is so similar and so visible even today, seeing how in the churches some people conducting long prayers and long shallow sermons, pastors and priests walking in their robes covered with symbols, ornaments, and images of all sorts. Even their Bibles looks big, expensive, and luxurious, but all of them lacking one thing - Spirituality and honest soul.
They all look only on material gain and the Word of GOD for them is only a cover to show themselves religious and god-fearing men, just like Jesus described them 2000 years ago. They always take their seats in the first row and in the front of everyone on any occasion, and it is true today.
Hypocrites think that if people took them for that they pretending to be, the GOD will also think about them in the same way that they are god-fearing people and do only good.
But GOD Jesus noticed them immediately and condemned them. They can fool people, but they cannot fool GOD.
And how we can find who is a hypocrite and who is not? Very easy, by not what they teach and said but by their deeds and their life, and there is no other way to detect them.
