Don McClain 1 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008.

W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

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The Sin of Hypocrisy &

Its Consequences

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2The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences

Hypocrites are often used as an excuse . . .

Hypocrisy is still a problem today . . .

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To Define To

Exemplify To Apply Consequen

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Overcome

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To DefineHypocrite

(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 —Don McClain

http://www.crossbooks.com/book.asp?pub=0&book=58&wave=H2611



To DefineBDB Definition: - H2611 -

-chaneph – tran. - khaw חנף

nafe'1) hypocritical; godless;

profane; hypocrite; irreligious – (adjective)

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

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To DefineG5273 - υποκριτης -

hupokritesThayer 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: 211. 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

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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-

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scripture – Luke 13:10-17Don McClain



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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).

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its ConsequencesMATTHEW 23:1-32


9The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its ConsequencesLuke 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. . . .

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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 -

To Apply

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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

Consequences

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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

To Overcome

The Sin of Hypocrisy & Its Consequences

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Honesty Humility Examination Recognition Confession Repentance Obey From The

Heart The Lord

To Overcome

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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,



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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.



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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.



Are you a hypocrite?

Repent – be converted –

Be a real child of God both inside & out

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