Don’t be a
Hypocrite!
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Galatians
2:11-13
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Galatians 2:11-13 (NKJV)
11 Now when Peter had
come to Antioch, I
withstood him to his face,
because he was to be
blamed;
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for before certain men came
from James, he would eat with
the Gentiles; but when they
came, he withdrew and
separated himself, fearing
those who were of the
circumcision.
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13 And
the rest of the Jews
also played the hypocrite
with him, so that even
Barnabas was carried
away with their hypocrisy.
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HYPOCRISY
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pretending to be what one is not.
The New Testament meaning of
“Hypocrisy”and “Hypocrite”reflects its
use in Greek drama. In the Greek
theater, a hypocrite was one who wore a
mask and played a part on the stage,
imitating the speech, mannerisms, and
conduct of the character portrayed.
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Throughout His ministry,
Jesus vigorously exposed
and denounced the
hypocrisy of many who
opposed Him, especially
the scribes and Pharisees.
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They paraded their charitable
deeds, praying and fasting as a
theatrical display to win the
praise of people They sought to
give the appearance of being
godly, but they were actually
blind to the truth of God
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Matthew 6:5 (NKJV)
5 “And when you pray, you shall
not be like the hypocrites. For
they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the corners of
the streets, that they may be seen
by men. Assuredly, I say to you,
they have their reward.
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Matthew 6:16 (NKJV)
16 “Moreover, when you fast, do
not be like the hypocrites, with a
sad countenance. For they
disfigure their faces that they may
appear to men to be fasting.
Assuredly, I say to you, they have
their reward.
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Luke 6:41-42 (NKJV)
41 And why do you look at the
speck in your brother’s eye,
but do not perceive the plank
42
in your own eye? Or how
can you say to your brother,
‘Brother, let me remove the
speck that is in your eye,’
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when you yourself do not see
the plank that is in your own
eye? Hypocrite! First
remove the plank from your
own eye, and then you will see
clearly to remove the speck
that is in your brother’s eye.
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Matthew 23:28 (NKJV)
28 Even so you also
outwardly appear
righteous to men, but
inside you are full of
hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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As you see Jesus Didn’t
think very highly of
Hypocrites
Jesus denouneced the
Hypocrites
20 times in the Gospels
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The apostle Paul
encountered hypocrisy
among some Jewish
Christians, who refused to
eat with the Gentile
converts.
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Paul pointed out that
“Sincere
[literally, unhypocritical]
love”is one of the marks of
Christian ministry.
And he exhorted his readers
to behave like Christians:
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Romans 12:9 (NKJV)
9 Let love be without
hypocrisy. Abhor what
is evil. Cling to what is
good.
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1 Timothy 4:1-2 (NKJV)
4 Now the Spirit expressly says
that in latter times some will
depart from the faith, giving heed
to deceiving spirits and doctrines
2
of demons, speaking lies in
hypocrisy, having their own
conscience seared with a hot iron,
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Peter and James say this
about
Hypocrisy
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1 Peter 2:1 (NKJV)
Therefore, laying aside
all malice, all deceit,
hypocrisy, envy, and all
evil speaking,
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James 3:17 (NKJV)
17 But the wisdom that is from
above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, willing to
yield, full of mercy and good
fruits, without partiality and
without hypocrisy.
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Jesus uses the scribes
and Pharisees as
examples of
Hypocrisy.
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Give some
examples of what a
Hypocrites looks
like today?
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How are
WE Hypocrites
sometimes
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