Christianity in Crisis


9. Warnings against hypocrisy:
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A. To those that pretend to be Christians but are not:

JER 7:4. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

MAT 7:21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

MAT 15:9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

MAT 23:2. Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

MAT 23:3. All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

MAT 23:14. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

LUK 6:46. And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

TIT 1:16. They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

MAT 7:22. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

MAT 7:23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

B. Some appear outwardly good but are inwardly wicked:

MAT 7:15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

MAT 23:5. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

MAT 23:27. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

MAT 23:28. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

LUK 18:11. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

LUK 18:12. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

JER 7:9. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

JER 7:10. And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

C. False holiness & religious standards:

MAT 23:4. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

ACT 15:10. Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

MAT 6:2. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

MAT 6:5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

MAT 6:16. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

D. False professions of love for God:

ISA 29:13. Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

JER 2:32. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

JER 5:1. Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

JER 5:2. And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

EZE 33:31. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

EZE 33:32. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

MAT 15:8. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

1JO 4:20. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

MAL 1:6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

ISA 58:1. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

ISA 58:2. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.