FLEE
HYPOCRISY
BREAD
4 I do
not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites;
Psalms 26:4 (NIV)
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside
but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28 In the
same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside
you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”
Matthew 23:27-28 (NIV)
11 When
Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the
wrong. 12 Before
certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they
arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because
he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in
his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
Galatians 2:11-13 (NIV)
4 “I
will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I
will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the pagan and
the idolatrous priests-- 5 those
who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and
swear by the Lord and who also
swear by Molech.”
Zephaniah 1:4-5 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of
every kind.
1 Peter 2:1 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Man
cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then
he will be controlled by Satan.” Billy Graham
“It is His love for man, His compassion for the human race, that prompts God to hate sin with such a vengeance. He gave Heaven’s finest that we might have the best; and He loathes with a holy abhorrence anything that would hinder our being reconciled to Him.” Billy Graham
“Some of Jesus’ strongest words were reserved
for hypocrites – for people who claimed to believe in God and follow His laws,
but in reality lived only for themselves.
He compared them to ‘whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the
outside but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean’
(Matthew 23:27). None of us is perfect;
even the most dedicated Christian falls short.
When we do, we need to confess it and seek God’s help to live more
consistently. But hypocrisy – living a
deliberate lie – is another matter. Be
on guard; don’t let hypocrisy take root in your soul. Instead, make sure of your commitment to
Christ, and walk close to Him every day.”
Billy Graham
“It is the prerogative of him who searches the heart, and
knows what is in man, to pronounce who are hypocrites. The eye of man can perceive open
profaneness, but it is only the eye of Christ that can discern hypocrisy. And as it is a sin which his eye discovers,
so it is a sin which of all others his soul hates.” Matthew Henry
HEART SAVOR
- · As a believer, I am not to be deceitful or hypocritical.
- · God is serious about sin. He never overlooks it or winks at it rather He died to free me from it. I am to flee from it through His power.
- · I am to keep my focus upward. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
