Hypocrisy

Failing to reach your goals or to be all that you want to be is not hypocrisy. Pretending that you have “arrived” is hypocrisy.

The word hypocrite comes from the Greek word for the mask worn by an actor. Hypocrites deliberately play a part so people will think they are more spiritual than they really are. The remedy for hypocrisy is honesty with yourself and with God (1 John 1:5–10).

Ipocrizie

Ipocrizia nu este nereușita de a fi ceea ce ai fi vrut să fii sau eșecul de a face ceea ce ai fi dorit să faci. Ipocrizia înseamnă să te prefaci că ești și că ai făcut.

Termenul ,,ipocrit“ vine de la cuvântul grec folosit pentru actorul care purta o ,,mască“. Ipocriții joacă teatru căutând să-i convingă pe cei din jur că sunt mai duhovnicești decât sunt în realitate. Leacul pentru ipocriie este să fii cinstit cu tine însuți și cu Dumnezeu (1 Ioan 1:5-10)

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MATTHEW 23

The Word of God has authority even if the people who teach it lack integrity (vv. 1–3). Our Lord’s standard is that we both do and teach His truth (5:17–20; 1 Thess. 2:10–12). Those who practice hypocrisy erode their character and do untold damage to others. The tragedy is that hypocrisy blinds people (vv. 16–19, 24, 26) so that they cannot see the Lord, themselves, or other people.

The God of the Pharisees is not the God of the Bible. He is a rigorous Law Giver who pays back those who pay Him. He is not “the God of all grace” (1 Pet. 5:10) or the loving Father who cares for His children (Ps. 103:1–14).

The Pharisees were blind to themselves. They were right, and everybody else was wrong. Because they majored on the externals, they never saw the rottenness in their hearts (vv. 25–28). Because they majored on the minor details, they ignored the great principles of the Word (v. 23).

Hypocrites never see the damage done to others: closing doors of blessing (v. 13); defiling those who touch them (v. 27); giving people a wrong sense of values (vv. 16–22). No wonder Jesus wept! These “woes” were born of anguish, not anger; and perhaps He is weeping over you and me.

Wiersbe, Warren W. (1993-07-14). With The Word Bible Commentary: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook (Kindle Locations 12495-12507). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

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