HYPOCRITE !

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The word hypocrite is rooted in the Greek word hypokrites, which means “stage actor, pretender, dissembler.” So think of a hypocrite as a person who pretends to be a certain way, but really acts and believes the total opposite.

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Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character traits or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence, in a general sense, hypocrisy may involve dissimulation, pretense, or a sham.

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Definition of hypocrite Merian-Webster Dictionary

1) a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion

2) a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

3 HYPOCRITES

John Leonard Orr
John Wayne Gacy
Ted Haggard

BIBLICAL HYPOCRITES

Pharisees
Judas

Mt 23:13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in."

14 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Mt 23:15 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves."

Mt 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Mt 23:25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence."

Mt 23:27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness."

Mt 23:29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
30 and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets."

Joh 12:4 Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,
5 "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

Mt 7:5 "Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

Can we be hypocritical?

1) Profess but not live

1Jo 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

1Jo 2:4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1Jo 2:9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

Lu 6:46 "But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?

2) Love truth but teach error.

Mt 7:15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves."

Ac 20:29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

3) Faithful attendance
--- Vain worship.

Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, And I do not savor your sacred assemblies.
22 Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.
23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.

Mt 15:7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

4) Serving God and serving anything or anyone else.

Lu 16:13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.
15 And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

5) Loving God and loving lust.

Eph 5:3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;
4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

HYPOCRISY IS

• Professing but not living

HYPOCRISY IS

• Professing but not living
• Loving truth but teaching error

HYPOCRISY IS

• Professing but not living
• Loving truth but teaching error
• Faithful attendance yet vain worship

HYPOCRISY IS

• Professing but not living
• Loving truth but teaching error
• Faithful attendance yet vain worship
• Serving God and anything else

HYPOCRISY IS

• Professing but not living
• Loving truth but teaching error
• Faithful attendance but vain worship
• Serving God and anything else
• Loving God and loving lust

Two-faced.

BECOME A CHRISTIAN

Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Romans 6:3)

After baptism, Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)

OR Confess public sin
OR seek prayers of the church

BECOME A CHRISTIAN

Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Romans 6:3)
After baptism, Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)

OR Confess public sin
OR seek prayers of the church