Don McClain 1 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 2 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 3 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Hypocrite (Merriam Webster) Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai Date: 13th century 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 — Don McClain 4 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

BDB Definition: - H חנף cha ̂ ne ̂ ph – tran. - khaw- nafe' 1) hypocritical; godless; profane; hypocrite; irreligious – ( adjective) 1.hypocrite, 7 – Job 13:16, 17:8, 20:5, 27:8, 34:30, Pro 11:9, Isa 9:17 2.hypocrites, 3 – Job 15:34, Isa 33:13-14 (2) 3.hypocritical, 2 – Psa 35:16, Isa 10:6 4.hypocrite’s, 1 – Job 8:13 Don McClain 5 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

G υ ̔ ποκριτής - hupokrite ̄ s Thayer Definition: 1) one who answers, an interpreter 2) an actor, stage player 3) a dissembler; pretender, hypocrite Part of Speech: noun masculine Total KJV Occurrences: 21 1.hypocrites, 17 - Mt 6:1-2, 5, 16; 15:7; 16:3,; 22:18; 23:13-15; 23; 25; 27, 29; 24:51; Mk 7:6,;Lk 11:44; 12:56 2.hypocrite, 3 – Mt 7:5; Lk 6:42; 13:15 3.under, 1 – Joh 1:50 Don McClain 6 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

 Giving – Mat 6:2  Praying – Mat 6:5  Fasting – Mat 6:16  Judging – Mat 7:5  Worship – Mat 15:7-9  Doctrine – Mat 16:1-12  Application of scripture – Luke 13:10-17 Don McClain 7 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClainW 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008  The leaders were abusive of their authority – (v. 1-4)  They loved the praises of men (v. 5-12)  An impediment to others entering into the kingdom (v. 13).  They were religious but yet unjust in their conduct (v. 14).  They were a bad influence on new converts (v. 15).  They were foolish and blind in religious duties (v ).  They lacked judgment, mercy and faith (v. 23).  They magnified the petty errors of others while overlooking the beam in their own eyes. (v. 24; cf Mat 7:1-4).  Externally they were meticulously religious, while internally very wicked (vs ).  Praised the martyred prophets, but persecuted Christ and his apostles (vs ). 8

Luke 18:9-14 (NKJV) 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.... Don McClain 9 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 10 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 11 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

 Not by closing one’s eyes to reality – Mat 13:14-15  Not by coming out of the closet but yet continuing in the sin – 1 Cor 6:11  Not by giving up thinking I can never do better – 1 Pet 2:1 Don McClain 12 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

 Honesty  Humility  Examination  Recognition  Confession  Repentance  Obey From The Heart The Lord Don McClain 13 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 14 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, Peter 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit; hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby,

Don McClain 15 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008 Matthew 23:25-26 (NKJV) 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. 26 Blind Pharisee first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Don McClain 16 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008 James 3:11-18 (NKJV) 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

Don McClain 17 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008

Don McClain 18 W 65th St church of Christ / June 1, 2008