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

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

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences Don Mc. Clain èTo Define èTo Exemplify èTo Apply èConsequence s èTo Overcome 3 W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 4 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: 13 th 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 — Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 5 To Define BDB Definition: - H 2611 - חנף cha ne ph – tran. - khawnafe' 1) hypocritical; godless; profane; hypocrite; irreligious – (adjective) Don Mc. Clain 1. hypocrite, 7 – Job 13: 16, 17: 8, 20: 5, 27: 8, 34: 30, Pro 11: 9, Isa 9: 17 2. hypocrites, 3 – Job 15: 34, Isa 33: 13 -14 (2) 3. hypocritical, 2 – Psa 35: 16, Isa 10: 6 4. hypocrite’s, 1 – Job 8: 13 W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 6 To Define G 5273 - υ ποκριτη ς - hupokrite s 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 1. 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 2. hypocrite, 3 – Mt 7: 5; Lk 6: 42; 13: 15 3. under, 1 – Joh 1: 50 Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences To Exemplify ö ö ö ö Don Mc. Clain 7 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 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its MATTHEW 23: 1 -32 Consequences 8 è è è è 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). è Externally they were meticulously religious, while internally very wicked (vs. 25 -28). è Praised the martyred prophets, but persecuted Christ and his apostles (vs. 29 -32). Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Luke 18: 9 -14 (NKJV) Consequences 9 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. . Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

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

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

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

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

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 14 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, Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 15 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 selfindulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 16 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. Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences 17 èAre you a hypocrite? èRepent – be converted – èBe a real child of God both inside & out Don Mc. Clain W 65 th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

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