Tag: Hypocrisy
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A Sincere Faith
A sincere faith is essential if we are to come into the kingdom of God. Here we look at what a sincere faith for those in Christ Jesus
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Practice what you preach
Practice what you preach. This is a message that is clear from Jesus and His universal condemnation of hypocrisy is evident in His words against the scribes and Pharisees.
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Having the right attitude as a Christian
Having the right attitude as a Christian is vastly more important than looking good as a Christian. This is true for both men and women.
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Hypocrisy Condemned
(Romans 2:17-24) What is the worst thing that people hate in other people? Hypocrisy! And it is alo one of the things that God despises too, as Jesus showed again and again especially when He spoke to the Pharisees. Nobody likes a person who says one thing but does the opposite. The hypocrite is a…
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Judgement
(Romans 2:1-5) Judgement is such an important issue in the church and for every person in the world, not just the Christians. Paul writes about judgement and hypocrisy in this section of scripture for they are connected in some ways and some cases. If I were to summarise this section using a modern saying it…
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The Cover Up
(John 12:9-11) When Jesus was discovered by the crowds at Bethany after he had raised Lazarus from the dead, the crowds flocked to see him. They also flocked to see Lazarus and this angered and outraged the Jewish leaders to the point they planned a great cover up. They planned this cover up by destroying…
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Do What You Say
(John 10:40-42) Hypocrites live their lives with their fingers crossed. They live in a false hope that people will not find them out. They say one thing but do another and it was because of their falseness that Jesus despised hypocrisy. One of the great lesson we learn from the example Jesus gave us when…
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It’s Always Right to Do the Right Thing
(Luke 13:10-17) How many times have you seen or heard of people who overlook and pass by someone who is suffering? Think about the Good Samaritan and the first two, who were religious people, and passed the injured man on the other side of the road. Then there are times when people are hurt, injured,…
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Three Things to Learn About Leavin’ Leaven Alone
(Luke 12:1-3) Jesus said, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” (verse 1) Now I would suggest that when Jesus gives us a warning it is worth our while listening to what he had to say. When we break down this particular warning there are three (maybe more) lessons we can learn…
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Five Reasons Why Jesus Didn’t Like Lawyers
(Luke 11:45-54) Before I get into Jesus comments and concerns, let me state up front, it wasn’t personal. It wasn’t that Jesus didn’t like the people who were lawyers, he just didn’t like what they did and the problems they were causing. OK? Jesus didn’t dislike anybody, but he did frequently get quite stirred up…
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Three Ways How to be a Hypocrite (and Then To Avoid It)
(Luke 11:42-44) Jesus hated hypocrisy. Most people do. But there are some valuable lessons we can learn by looking at hypocrisy, and then do the opposite. There is a technique used in creative thinking workshops called “Anti-Solution” to help overcome mental blocks. It looks at all the ways you can make something fail and then…
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Four Reasons Why Cleaning Up Your Act is Not About Looking Good
(Luke 11:37-41) Do clothes really make the man? Is cleanliness next to godliness? There are some people, even industries today that would have us believe so. But is there any truth in such thinking? Jesus certainly didn’t think so as seen in this scripture and here are four reasons why such thinking is wrong. JohnHi!…
