The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy
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· 4 viewsReligious privilege without obedient living dishonors God and empties our witness.
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The Privilege of Religious Birth
The Privilege of Religious Birth
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
They possessed the name of God’s people
They possessed the name of God’s people
“You call yourself a Jew”
They relied on the Law of God
They relied on the Law of God
“Rely on the law”
They claimed a special relationship with God
They claimed a special relationship with God
“Boast in God”
They knew God’s revealed will
They knew God’s revealed will
18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
“Know His will and approve what is excellent”
Religious knowledge and covenant privilege are real gifts from God.
The Confidence of Religious Instruction
The Confidence of Religious Instruction
They saw themselves as guides to others
They saw themselves as guides to others
19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
“Guide to the blind”
They saw themselves as a light to those in darkness
They saw themselves as a light to those in darkness
moral and spiritual instructors
They viewed themselves as teachers of the immature
They viewed themselves as teachers of the immature
20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
“Instructor of the foolish”
“Teacher of children”
They believed they possessed the embodiment of truth
They believed they possessed the embodiment of truth
“In the law you have the embodiment of knowledge and truth”
Those who know God’s truth often assume they are automatically qualified to teach it.
The Hypocrisy of Religious Practice
The Hypocrisy of Religious Practice
Teaching others but not teaching oneself
Teaching others but not teaching oneself
21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
“You who teach others, do you not teach yourself?”
Preaching morality while committing sin
Preaching morality while committing sin
22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
stealing
adultery
sacrilege
Boasting in the Law while breaking it
Boasting in the Law while breaking it
23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
“You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law”
Preaching thrust:
The real issue is not ignorance of truth, but inconsistency with truth
The Consequence of Religious Hypocrisy
The Consequence of Religious Hypocrisy
24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, That my people is taken away for nought? They that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; And my name continually every day is blasphemed.
The conduct of God’s people either honors God or gives the world ammunition against Him.
