Woes and Warnings
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“Address To The Religious Police”
“Address To The Religious Police”
But first. let’s set the tone
But first. let’s set the tone
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
The training of the twelve included object lessons on how NOT to do things (don’t act like the counterfeit believers).
The training of the twelve included object lessons on how NOT to do things (don’t act like the counterfeit believers).
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Object Lesson 1: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of righteousness.
Object Lesson 1: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of righteousness.
So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Object Lesson 2: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of ministry.
Object Lesson 2: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of ministry.
They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Object Lesson 3: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of honor.
Object Lesson 3: Counterfeit believers have a false understanding of honor.
“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
The greatest among you will be your servant.
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
Woes vs. Beatitudes
Woes vs. Beatitudes
First - Entering the Kingdom vs. shutting up the Kingdom.
First - Entering the Kingdom vs. shutting up the Kingdom.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Second - Mourners comforted vs. abusers condemned.
Second - Mourners comforted vs. abusers condemned.
They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Third - Meek inherit the earth vs. proud send souls to hell.
Third - Meek inherit the earth vs. proud send souls to hell.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Fourth - Hungering for holiness vs. greedy for gain
Fourth - Hungering for holiness vs. greedy for gain
“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Fifth - Receiving mercy vs. withholding mercy.
Fifth - Receiving mercy vs. withholding mercy.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Sixth - Pure in heart vs. defiled in heart.
Sixth - Pure in heart vs. defiled in heart.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Seventh - Peacemakers and persecuted are God’s children vs. persecutors are the devil’s children
Seventh - Peacemakers and persecuted are God’s children vs. persecutors are the devil’s children
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
The yeast of the Pharisees - Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem:
The yeast of the Pharisees - Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem:
Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”