How to do right
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“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:1-
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:
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Review
Matthew
Sermon on the Mount
New Covenant and the Law
Six examples, what is righteousness
Verse 1 gives the principle
3 examples
Lord’s Prayer (Disciple’s Prayer)
Introduction
How to live out righteousness
Verse 1 gives the principle
3 examples
Lord’s Prayer (Disciple’s Prayer)
The Principle
The Principle
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
KJV, Alms (Take heed that ye do not your alms before men)
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men
The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), .
“Practicing your righteousness” points to the righteousness that Jesus just taught in his 6 examples of keeping the Law.
Explain rest of verse
So what is the principle?
The Principle: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man
The Principle: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man
Jesus procedes to give 3 examples
Three Examples
Three Examples
Giving to the Poor (2-4)
Prayer (5-15)
Fasting (16-18)
We are going to look at these three examples, arriving at a principle from each one, and then we will make three general applications about the primary principle in verse 1.
“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Give to those in need for the sake of others (righteousness to others)
Give to those in need for the sake of others (righteousness to others)
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Pray to God privately to grow in your relationship with Him (righteousness toward God)
Pray to God privately to grow in your relationship with Him (righteousness toward God)
Matthew
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:
Fast in secret to develop your walk with God (righteousness toward self)
Fast in secret to develop your walk with God (righteousness toward self)
Three applications toward the principle in verse 1
Three applications toward the principle in verse 1
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
What was the principle again?
The Principle:
The Principle:
Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man
Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man
Application 1: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man, Do Right in Secret
Application 1: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man, Do Right in Secret
Application 2: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man, Because the Praise of Man is All that it is Worth
Application 2: Don’t Do Right for the Praise of Man, Because the Praise of Man is All that it is Worth
Application 3: Doing Right to Praise God is the Only Way you are Actually Doing Right
Application 3: Doing Right to Praise God is the Only Way you are Actually Doing Right
It is the only way that results in reward