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Hell’s Hypocrisy
When we left Jesus, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him to SAY SOMETHING
We experience this too.
This can happen in all areas of our life and at all ages.
My daughters go through moments where they have issues with friends being ugly to them.
Of course, my kids never behave like that!
As more and more people gather in a single mind where they are against something, we see more and more ugly behavior and words towards others.
Our present culture is a perfect example.
We have watched multiple events unfold in cities across the U.S. during the last few years.
Extremists on both sides will gather together and begin to step on each other.
And sometimes people get injured or killed.
Nothing new about this...
Luke 12:1
This is the situation that has erupted around Jesus and his disciples.
The crowds are growing large and are pressing into each other.
Again, we see this today.
A concert recently where people were trampled to death.
Door buster deals where people are trampled to death.
Hypocrisy is defined as:
An outward pretence masking an inner reality.
Scripture condemns hypocrisy, especially in matters of faith.
Believers should express their commitment to God in their words and their deeds, as well as in their inner motivation.
Manser, M. H. (2009).
Dictionary of Bible Themes: The Accessible and Comprehensive Tool for Topical Studies.
London: Martin Manser.
In other words, it describes someone who is an actor.
In the ancient world you would put a mask on your face when you acted.
It is a presentation of a person that does not exist.
Interesting that the word Hypocrisy is a transliteration of the Greek word used here (Hypocrisis).
All that Jesus has done has been from a pure heart and according to the instruction of his Father.
Those who know Jesus are likely frustrated.
We already saw two of his disciples want to call down FIRE FROM GOD to destroy people.
They want Jesus to be who THEY THINK HE SHOULD BE.
But he will not do that.
We want to uncover everything about people.
We do that now.
How often is someones tweet or post from 10-15-20 years ago, or when they were in High School or College gotten them in trouble?
Maybe even losing their job, their reputation, their family.
We want to UNCOVER so we CAN JUDGE them.
Jesus promises that will happen someday, and that should cause us to pause...
Luke 12:2-3
Does this mean that someday youtube will be full of every detail of your life?
No.
Only God can reveal the motives of a human heart.
And when a heart is revealed, you don’t need to know the details, do you.
But moreover, this passage is interesting because he is speaking to who? HIS DISCIPLES.
Jesus is saying, “yes, there will be a time when you can come out and share the news about me in full!”
WE THINK…YES!
THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT!
THEN THINGS WILL CHANGE!
PEOPLE WILL SEE!
BUT…that is not likely to go as you expect...
Think about it.
When you are face to face with truth and facts about:
OTHERS: You are an excellent judge of what they should do or what should be done to them.
YOURSELF: You are a horrible judge of what you should do to better yourself, often denying there is a problem!
LET’S be honest too…you don’t want anyone to know the REAL you.
We all play “hide the secret” don’t we?
BECAUSE…if the crowd can discover that one little fact about me, they will kill me.
Well, they may not physically kill you, but you will FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DYING INSIDE.
Jesus addresses this too, but he DOES NOT HOLD BACK.
Luke 12:4-5
Jesus understands that his disciples are going to face terrible persecution for spreading the message of the Gospel.
He has experienced this from other leaders too.
He knows they seek to harm and kill him.
They are constantly trying to trap him in his words.
Jesus shows no fear, and he wants to give some encouragement to them.
But his language…Fear God who can kill you and then kill you again.
Unpack this word Hell (Gehenna) used only here in Luke.
Only 12 times across the NT too.
So, is God sadistic for doing this?
I don’t think so when you consider the prior sections and the whole mission of Jesus.
Why is he here?
We saw this months ago when we started Luke.
Proclaim good news to the poor and set the captives free.
When Jesus speaks of his enemies, they are the ones that oppose this mission.
They desire to continue the BAD NEWS to the POOR and continue to OPPRESS the ENSLAVED.
What did he just get through saying to the Pharisee’s and Teachers?
Clean yourself by giving to the poor
Do justice by the Love of God
Lift a finger to ease burdens
Open the doors to the Kingdom of God!
When Jesus comes along and says do the opposite of what the evil and wicked people do, he will be killed for it.
We have no problem seeing cruel and violent offenders receive their judgment.
Why do we take an issue with God?
God is a judge that loves justice.
We can trust his eternal judgements.
People will never receive anything they do not deserve.
God’s scales of justice are perfectly balanced.
He loves his human creation.
Jesus knows what he just said will be hard to hear, so he wants to clarify a few things so people don’t get the wrong idea.
Luke 12:6-7
You see, yes, when you use people for your own gratification, when you murder others, when you abuse your authority, you are in danger of the fires of Gehenna.
But you are of great value to God.
So much that he will make a permanent way for you to be with him.
When you Give, Love, do Justice, Serve others, and open the doors to the Kingdom, you have nothing to fear.
You are aligned with Jesus.
You are promoting what he promoted, and you will experience push back because of it.
But don’t give up.
Don’t stop believing.
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