“The Attitude of a Hypocite” (Matthew 23:1-12) “It is extremely important to know how God love sinners but hates hypocrites. In our text that we will study today found in the twenty third of the Gospel of Matthew we see how He rebuked the Pharisees and the Saducees because of their hypocrisy. Let’s us study the attitude of these religious leaders because Jesus called them a hypocrite’s people. “Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, the scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on peoples shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” The first attitude that we see is; - “They love to seats in the on Moses ‘seat,” in other words they always wants to be on the top. Jesus encourages His disciples to observe and do whatever they tell them but not the works they do. Which will describe their second attitude; - “They do not practice what they preach.” Magaling magturo kaya lang dina ina-aply sa kanilang sarili. - “They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on peoples shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.” Magaling silang mag-utos pero sila mismo ay di gumagawa, seniorito ika nga. Ayaw nilang maglingkod bagkus gusto nila lagi silang pinaglilingkuran. Wala silang servanthood attitude, kaya pala sila ay rejected sa kingdom of God. Kaya pala sila ay pinakamababa sa kaharian ng Diyos dahil ayaw magpakumbaba. - “They do all their deeds to be seen by others.” This is the worst attitude of a hypocrite; they just do things to be seen by men. Kaya wala ng matatanggap na gantimpala sa Diyos dahil natanggap na nila ang kanilang gantimpala sa tao. - “For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.” Pakitang tao lamang ang kanilang paglilingkod sa Diyos di talaga galing sa puso. Jesus concluded His teachings by saying; “The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Ito ang wala sa mga Pharisees at mga Saducees na katangian, gusto nila sila ang pinaglilingkuran ayaw maging alipin. Napakalinaw ang sabi ni Lord na ang sinumang nagtataas sa kanyang sarili ay mapapababa, at ang sinumang nagpapakababa ay itinataas ng Lord. Matuto tayo magpakumbaba at maglingkod upang di tayo maparis sa mga religious leaders noong araw. Kung mayroon man tayong ganitong attitude panahon na para tayo ay magbago at humingi ng tawad sa Diyos bago mahuli ang lahat. Remember, God loves sinners but He hates hypocrites.”
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:45:44 +0000
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