PHARISEESIM

Matt 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,

hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and

cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters…

Matt 23:23 …of the law, judgment, mercy and

faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to

leave the other undone.

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord,

Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Matt 15:7-9 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of

you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their

heart is far from me…

Matt 15:7-9 …But in vain they do worship me,

teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Matt 15:7-9 “Ye hypocrites” = Greek

Lexicon 5273 hupokrites {hoop-ok-ree-tace‘} - an

actor, stage player, pretender, hypocrite

They valued Man’s applause more

than God’s approval

John 12:42-43 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees

they did not confess him…

John 12:42-43 … lest they should be put out of the

synagogue For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Matt 19:27 Then answered Peter and said

unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and

followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Matt 23:5-6 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:

they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the

borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at

feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Matt 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.

Matt 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.

They valued human tradition

more than heavenly truth

Matt 15:1-9 Then came to Jesus scribes and

Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for

they wash not their…

Matt 15:1-9 …hands when they eat bread. But he

answered and said unto them, Why do ye also

transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God…

Matt 15:1-9 …commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that

curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye

say, Whosoever shall say…

Matt 15:1-9 …to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by

whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And

honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free…

Matt 15:1-9 …Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your

tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth

nigh unto me with their…

Matt 15:1-9 …mouth, and honoureth me with their lips;

but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for

doctrines the commandments of men.

Matt 7:1-5 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall

be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And

why beholdest thou the…

Matt 7:1-5 …mote that is in thy brother's eye, but

considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or

how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the

mote out of thine eye…

Matt 7:1-5 …and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own

eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote

out of thy brother's eye.

Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect

through your tradition, which ye have delivered:

and many such like things do ye.

Gal 1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many

my equals in mine own nation, being more

exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord,

Lord, and do not the things which I say?

They valued fleshly lineage

more than spiritual heritage

John 8:31-40 Then said Jesus to those Jews which

believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then

are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth,

and the truth shall…

John 8:31-40 …make you free. They answered him, We

be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to

any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Jesus answered them…

John 8:31-40 …Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever

committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the

servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son…

John 8:31-40 …therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you…

John 8:31-40 …I speak that which I have seen with my

Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your

father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is

our father…

John 8:31-40 …Jesus saith unto them, If ye were

Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man

that hath told you the…

John 8:31-40 …truth, which I have heard of God: this did

not Abraham.

Living in PrideLiving in denial

Living in Bondage

Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they

which are of faith, the same are the children

of Abraham.

They valued temporal riches

more than eternal reward

Luke 16:13-14 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and

despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon…

Luke 16:13-14 …And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided

him.

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and

beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things

which he possesseth.

Matt 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.

Matt 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and

steal: But lay up for…

Matt 6:19-21 …yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth

corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is,

there will your heart be also.

Paul as an example

Gal 1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many

my equals in mine own nation, being more

exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

Acts 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to

do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the

city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Acts 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith,

and arose, and was baptized.

1 Pet 1:18-23 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not

redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold,

from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with…

1 Pet 1:18-23 …the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without

spot: Who verily was foreordained before the

foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last…

1 Pet 1:18-23 …times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up

from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and

hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified…

1 Pet 1:18-23 …your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned

love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being

born again, not of…

1 Pet 1:18-23 …corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by

the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must

worship him in spirit and in truth.

We are a Pharisee if we: value Man’s applause value human tradition value lineage (family)value temporal riches

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Rom 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy

mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him

from the dead…

Rom 10:9-10 …thou shalt be saved. For with the

heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is

made unto salvation”

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God

winked at; but now commandeth all men

every where to repent:

Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all

likewise perish.

Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized

shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be

damned”

Luke 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother

trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

To the Christian:

Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized

SALVATION

Spirit and

Truth