The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences

1. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

2. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences • Hypocrites are often used as an excuse . . . • Hypocrisy is still a problem today . . . W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

3. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences • To Define • To Exemplify • To Apply • Consequences • To Overcome W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

4. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Define Hypocrite (Merriam Webster) Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai Date: 13th century 1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings — W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

5. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Define BDB Definition: - H2611 - חנףchânêph – tran. - khaw-nafe' 1) hypocritical; godless; profane; hypocrite; irreligious – (adjective) hypocrite, 7 – Job 13:16, 17:8, 20:5, 27:8, 34:30, Pro 11:9, Isa 9:17 hypocrites, 3 – Job 15:34, Isa 33:13-14 (2) hypocritical, 2 – Psa 35:16, Isa 10:6 hypocrite’s, 1 – Job 8:13 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

6. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Define G5273 - ὑποκριτής - hupokritēs Thayer Definition: 1) one who answers, an interpreter 2) an actor, stage player 3) a dissembler; pretender, hypocrite Part of Speech: noun masculine Total KJV Occurrences: 21 hypocrites, 17 - Mt 6:1-2, 5, 16; 15:7; 16:3,; 22:18; 23:13-15; 23; 25; 27, 29; 24:51; Mk 7:6,;Lk 11:44; 12:56 hypocrite, 3 – Mt 7:5; Lk 6:42; 13:15 under, 1 – Joh 1:50 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

7. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Exemplify • Giving – Mat 6:2 • Praying – Mat 6:5 • Fasting – Mat 6:16 • Judging – Mat 7:5 • Worship – Mat 15:7-9 • Doctrine – Mat 16:1-12 • Application of scripture – Luke 13:10-17 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

8. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences Matthew 23:1-32 • The leaders were abusive of their authority – (v. 1-4) • They loved the praises of men (v. 5-12) • An impediment to others entering into the kingdom (v. 13). • They were religious but yet unjust in their conduct (v. 14). • They were a bad influence on new converts (v. 15). • They were foolish and blind in religious duties (v. 16-22). • They lacked judgment, mercy and faith (v. 23). • They magnified the petty errors of others while overlooking the beam in their own eyes. (v. 24; cf Mat 7:1-4). • Externally they were meticulously religious, while internally very wicked (vs. 25-28). • Praised the martyred prophets, but persecuted Christ and his apostles (vs. 29-32). W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

9. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences Luke 18:9-14 (NKJV) 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. . . . W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

10. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Apply • The Sunday only Christian – • The Christian that possesses hidden sin – • The judgmental Christian • The Materialistic Christian • The doctrinally correct but unloving Christian – • The external but not internal Christian - W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

11. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences Consequences • Vain worship – Mat 15:7-9 • Self deception – Seared conscience – 1 Tim 4:2 • Will be lost – Mat 24:51 • Turns people away from the truth – Mat 23:13 • Destroys converts – Mat 23:15 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

12. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Overcome Negatively • Not by closing one’s eyes to reality – Mat 13:14-15 • Not by coming out of the closet but yet continuing in the sin – 1 Cor 6:11 • Not by giving up - - - thinking I can never do better – 1 Pet 2:1 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

13. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Overcome • Honesty • Humility • Examination • Recognition • Confession • Repentance • Obey From The Heart The Lord W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

14. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 1 Peter 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit; hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby, W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

15. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences Matthew 23:25-26 (NKJV) 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

16. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences James 3:11-18 (NKJV) 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

17. The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences • Are you a hypocrite? • Repent – be converted – • Be a real child of God both inside & out W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

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