21 CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPOCRITES:
(taken from a 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 p
laces – 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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