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MATTHEW 23
21 CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPOCRITES:
(taken from the Dake Annotated reference Bible)
Matthew 23
1. Demand respect as teachers - v2
2. Teach, but do not practice - v3
3. Demand service; not give it - v4
4. Seek praise of men - v5
5. Parade their religion - v5
6. Seek chief banquet places - v6
7. Seek chief places in church - v6
8. Glory in personal attention - v7
9. Glory in titles - v7
10. Rob men of truth and life - v13
11. Reject truth and life - v13
12. Take advantage of widows - v14
13. Exhibit l-o-n-g prayers - v14
14. Are zealous to win men to their sect, but not to God - v15
15. Root and ground converts in hypocrisy, not in God - v15
16. Profess to be the only guide in religion, but are blind to truth and practical Christianity - v16-22
17. Propagate those parts of religion from which they receive the most personal gain and honor - v16-22
18. Strain at gnats and swallow camels; stress minor details and omit the fundamentals of religion - v23-24
19. Glory in bodily cleanliness, but live in moral filth - v25-26
20. Exhibit outward religion and self-righteousness and ignore inward holiness in life and conduct - v2, 7-28
21. Pretend to be more righteous than their forefathers - v29-33
“A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself.” -A.W. Tozer
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