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Beware of Hypocrisy

By Shawn Reynolds Bible Text: Preached on: Luke 12:1; Matthew 16:6-12 Sunday !cto"er 2# 2$1%

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Let us pray, Dear heavenly Father, most gracious and holy Lord. I thank thee, Lord, for this hour and the hour to come that thou has preserved, Lord, by thy great preserving grace. We thank you, Lord, for the freedom to be here today, the freedom that we have in thee, O Lord, and we know that thou art Lord of all things. We pray that thou would impress that upon us this morning, Lord, as we come and as you have drawn us to thou place of worship that thou would be pleased to reveal thyself. Lord, a message that thou has given me today, I pray that it be truly a message from thee that, Lord, you would search our hearts, that you would reveal thyself in thy truth, Lord, this day and to this sub ect matter and that you would be pleased to show us the remedy. Lord, I ask now that thy grace and mercy would be upon me and that thou would give me thy voice, thy strength and the oy in the thee, O Lord, and the oy in thy gospel. In !esus" name I pray. #men. '/d like to -o strai-ht to our te0t this (ornin- which will "e found in Luke 12:1, Luke 12 "e-ins ri-ht after the Lord in chapter 11 had pronounced 1uite a few woes on the 2harisees, 3 lot of woes for their "eha)ior; a lot of woes for what they had led people into, 4hen as chapter 11 ends they laid in wait for hi( seekin- to catch so(ethin- out of his (outh that they (i-ht accuse hi(, !ur Lord was and is a )ery hated Lord, 4he Lord 5esus 6hrist was one as he walked the path in this earth he was -reatly hated "ut he wasn/t hated "y the one that was in the street that didn/t ha)e any (oney and the one that was lyin- there with the sores and the afflictions he was hated "y the reli-ious world, He was hated "y those that had a thou-ht in their (ind of "ein- hi-her than he was, So when we co(e to chapter 12 and the )ery first )erse we read 7'n the (ean ti(e when there were -athered to-ether an innu(era"le (ultitude of people,8 4housands of people ca(e to see 6hrist to see the (iracles to hear what he had to say "ut also to see the healin-s to see what he would do ne0t, 73n innu(era"le (ultitude of people inso(uch that they trode one upon another he "e-an to say unto his disciples first of all 8 don/t (iss that, 9on/t (iss that, 4he reli-ious world today will always (iss that, 4his (essa-e that the Lord said to the( was this: 7Beware ye of the lea)en of the 2harisees which is hypocrisy,8 Hypocrisy, 4he lea)en of the 2harisees,

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:hat ' want to first draw your attention to is to who he/s speakin- to: he/s speakin- to his disciples, ' thou-ht a"out that, May"e we all need to think a"out that a (o(ent, :hy would the Lord tell his disciples his children to "eware of a sin that he/s co)ered with his "lood; Ha)e you e)er thou-ht of that; :hy do we ha)e these in<unctions and why do we ha)e these thin-s; :hen 5esus is sittin- there teachin- his own disciples he tells the( to "eware of so(ethin- that he )ery shortly is -oin- to nail to a tree in e)ery one of the( and it won/t ha)e do(inion o)er the( and it won/t "e laid to their char-e "ecause of what he/s done, But yet he tells the( to "eware, 7Beware of the lea)en of the 2harisees which is hypocrisy,8 So of course when we co(e to a word like this 7hypocrisy 8 ' -o to the dictionary and ' find out what e0actly does it (ean, ' think ' know what it (eans, Most of us in this roo( ri-ht now pro"a"ly ha)e for(ed an idea that we know what hypocrisy (eans, Hypocrisy "y definition is this: si(ulation of fei-nin- pretendin- to "e what one is not, 't/s pretty si(ple, 2retendin- to "e what one is not, 9eceitful appearance, =ow the first thin- for the child of >od is that the Lord has to re)eal to you what you are, :hat you are, 'f indeed the Lord re)eals to you that you are a sinner which is a -ood thin- "ecause he has co(e to sa)e sinners then you will know why he has directed this in<unction in this lo)in- e0hortation to "eware of this "esettin- sin, Hypocrisy: to pretend to "e what one is not; a deceitful appearance, :e/re -oin- to hold on ri-ht there and we/re -oin- to -o o)er to Matthew/s account of this, 4urn now with (e to Matthew 16, Let/s "e-in in )erse 6 74hen 5esus said unto the( 4ake heed and "eware of the lea)en of the 2harisees 8 now we/)e heard that 7and of the Sadducees,8 4he whole reli-ious order, 3ll of the(, Beware of the lea)en of theirs, 73nd they reasoned 8 now this is us the disciples isn/t it; 74hey reasoned a(onthe(sel)es sayin- 't is "ecause we ha)e taken no "read,8 4hey fi0ate on the word 7lea)en8 and i((ediately they -o to the physical, ?ou and ' this (ornin- when we hear this in<unction "y the Lord "eware of the hypocrisy we -o to the physical, :e -o to what we/)e done, :e -o to ideas of what hypocrisy could "e like in our life, :e -o to (ay"e so(e of the hypocrisy that we/)e seen in others, '((ediately our understandin- is <ust that it/s our understandin-, 4he disciples are no different, 4hey said they reasoned a(on- the(sel)es sayin- it/s "ecause we/)e taken no "read 7:hich when 5esus percei)ed he said unto the( 8 here we ha)e that lo)in- ter( a-ain 7! ye of little faith,8 =ot 7you people what/s wron- with you you know nothin-8 "ut 7ye of little faith,8 7:hy reason ye a(on- yoursel)es "ecause ye ha)e "rou-ht no "read; 9o ye not yet understand neither re(e("er the fi)e loa)es of the fi)e thousand and how (any "askets ye took up; =either the se)en loa)es of the four thousand and how (any "askets ye took up; How is it that ye do not understand that ' spake it not to you concernin- "read that ye should "eware of the lea)en of the 2harisees and of the Sadducees;8 =ow ' don/t hear

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anythin- in that lo)in- e0hortation ' don/t hear anythin- in that that pointed the( to what he was really sayin-, 9o you; But all of a sudden in )erse 12 we ha)e 74hen understood they 8 how did they -et there; 4hey heard the power of the )oice; they heard the Holy Spirit leadin- the( into the truth of what 6hrist is sayin- and he said 74hen understood they how that he "ade the( not "eware of the lea)en of "read "ut of the doctrine of the 2harisees and of the Sadducees,8 So in "oth of these accounts in the first one the Lord tells us so(ethin- a"out the doctrine of the 2harisees and the Sadducees that the foundation that it is "uilt upon is hypocrisy, Hypocrisy, 3 deceitful appearance of sayin- or "elie)in- that you are so(eone that you are not, 9o you know what the "i--est hypocrisy is that we stru--le with e)ery day; Belie)inthat we ha)e so(e kind of role or so(e kind of part if not e)en in sal)ation "ut in what the Lord 5esus 6hrist does has done what he will do, 4hat/s one of the "i--est stru--les we -o throu-h e)ery day is 7Lord what will you ha)e me to do, 4oday Lord willin- ' want to look at a few of these doctrines of the 2harisees, ' want to look at a few of these doctrines that the Lord said to "eware of "ecause there is hypocrisy in the( and as only the Lord can e0a(ine our souls ' pray that the Lord would show us if indeed these are the thin-s that we stru--le with, Ha)e we stru--led with the(; Ha)e these thou-hts co(e into our (inds; 'f they ha)en/t we can pick up the stone and we can cast it at the 2harisees and we can tell the( to -et away; we ha)e no part or lot with the( in this (atter, But it strikes (e )ery deeply this (ornin- that the Lord would sin-le out his people first to speak this in<unction to, His people, :hy; :hy; :e ha)e this thou-ht and when ' say 7we8 ' (ean the reli-ious world as a whole see(s in this day and a-e to "elie)e that they li)e a"o)e sin, :hen you hear so(ethin- like this you <ust curl up and say 7!h no that/s not (e, He/s talkin- to the 2harisees, He/s talkin- to the Sadducees, He/s talkin- to the ones that really ha)e this "esettin- sin,8 '/( not your (irror today "ut the word of >od is, 4he Holy Spirit re)eals 6hrist, 4he Holy Spirit re)eals what is truly 6hrist, So let/s look at these and the first one of course that co(es to (ind as we think a"out this all the ti(e when we talk a"out 2harisees, ' don/t know a"out you "ut the first thinthat co(es to (y (ind is self-ri-hteousness, Self the ' of (erit ' like to call it, ?ou know you can/t ha)e a con)ersation without sayin- 7'/)e done this, ' do this, '/)e done this, '/)e done this,8 Self-ri-hteousness is a deceitful appearance, Self-ri-hteousness is the opposite of 6hrist-ri-hteousness, 't/s the lie that there is another ri-hteousness for the child of >od, Re(e("er our definition is 7to "e what one is not; it/s to pretend to "e what one is not,8 4his sin ri-ht here this sin of self-ri-hteousness it truly is like a cancer, 't spreads, 't -ets in you and it <ust takes hold, 3s we -ather in this life and as we do thin-s and e)en as we -et puffed up with knowled-e this idea that we ha)e a ri-hteousness that we ha)e so(ethin- so -ood in us that it/s the reason why we/re accepted with >od or it/s the )ery fact that (ay"e we/re on the sa(e plane as >od that we understand ha)e the (ind of 6hrist that (akes us <ud-e and <ury o)er e)erythin-,

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But that/s the spiritual (an and this stru--le that '/( talkin- a"out today and where this sin takes place is not in the spiritual (an, 't/s not in the new (an "ut yet it/s so dis-uised and it/s so deceitful an appearance, Satan who/s the father of lies and the father of deceit lo)es this "esettin- sin, 't <ust see(s to co(e in so su"tly to the child of >od and it/s that spot and it/s that filth and we pick this up "y li)in- in this world, :e pick this up "y "ein- out in the world, :e pick this up "y "ein- in our own closet, But it/s up here in the (ind; it/s the thou-hts that co(e in, 5esus said in Matthew &:2$ 7*or ' say unto you 4hat e0cept your ri-hteousness shall e0ceed the ri-hteousness of the scri"es and 2harisees,8 ' think a"out when 5esus said that he says 7@nless your ri-hteousness e0ceeds theirs 8 and then you study a"out the 2harisees and the Scri"es and they spent 1A-16 hours transcri"in- the Scriptures sittinaround talkin- a"out the Scriptures talkin- a"out who >od is and your ri-hteousness "etter "e hi-her than that ri-hteousness, :ell how (any of us do that; How (any of us study that (uch; How (any of us ha)e that desire round the clock for 6hrist; 3ll of us don/t and there/s a reason for that "ecause this ri-hteousness that 6hrist says in &:2$ is his, 7B0cept your ri-hteousness shall e0ceed the ri-hteousness of the scri"es and the 2harisees ye shall in no case enter into the kin-do( of hea)en,8 4hat/s the ro"e, 4hat/s the weddin- -ar(ent that (ust "e put upon the child of >od, Re(e("er how that account went: there was one there sittin- in his own -ar(ent, 't was his own -ar(ent of ri-hteousness and it was undetected "y e)ery"ody else around "ut the one who could see to the )ery soul could see that it wasn/t his -ar(ent, 't wasn/t his ri-hteousness, 't was a false ri-hteousness a self-ri-hteousness, So when 5esus said those powerful words 7?our ri-hteousness (ust "e hi-her than any of the reli-ious world today 8 any of it and ' ha)e to sit "ack and -o 7Lord '/( not capa"le of that,8 =ot only a( ' not capa"le of that "ut ' don/t e)en ha)e that desire, So we see once a-ain that 6hrist says that 7't (ust "e all of (e, 't (ust "e (y ri-hteousness,8 4itus %:& says 7=ot "y works of ri-hteousness which we ha)e done "ut accordin- to his (ercy he sa)ed us "y the washin- of re-eneration and renewin- of the Holy >host,8 How i(portant that renewin- of the Holy >host is; how i(portant that new "irth is, ?ou (ay think 7:ell ' had a new "irth and 6hrist "irthed (e into the kin-do( therefore '/( not -oin- to stru--le with these thin-s any(ore,8 But yet he/s warnin- his disciples this lea)en of the 2harisees which is hypocrisy will always "e there, 3lways, 4hey had it in their ti(e we ha)e it in our ti(e, 's 6hrist triu(phant; ?es, :ill he "e triu(phant for e)ery one of us in this roo( that "e his children with this sin; ?es, 4here/s a reason why he/s tellin- us to "eware of it "ecause it/s pre)alent, 2retendin- to "e what one is not deceitful appearance, :e all know the account of the 2harisee and the 2u"lican and we know what the 2harisee had to say 7'/( -lad '/( not like that one o)er there,8 9o you see how that decepti)e thou-ht is; 't always "uilds (an up to where he/s hi-her than the (an ne0t to hi(, 4hat/s what his desire is 7' <ust ha)e to "e hi-her and -reater than the one ne0t to (e,8 :here does that co(e fro(; Beware of it, 't/s the spinnin- of thinkin- that you/re so(ethin- you/re not, ' look in the word of >od and '

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see 9a)id descri"e hi(self as a wor(, ' see the Lord descri"in- the lady who ca(e with -reat faith and she was a do-, ' ha)e the people of >od that are hu("led at the feet of 6hrist and they/re not e0altin- the(sel)es to a crown they "elie)e is ri-htfully theirs, 4hey/re (ore concerned with the crown "ein- on the ri-htful head which is 6hrist who is their head, So we ha)e the first look at hypocrisy and the lea)en of the 2harisees and the lea)en of the Sadducees and the doctrine of it "ein- self-ri-hteousness, But here/s one we/)e talked a lot a"out lately: free-will and 3r(inianis(, 4hey see( to kind of -o hand-in-hand don/t they; ' (ean that and self-ri-hteousness; :ell they can "ut really what is freewill at the core; Belie)in- you ha)e a will that is e1ual to or -reater than what >od has, 'sn/t that a lie; Has the Lord re)ealed to you that that/s a lie; Has he re)ealed to you that that is so(ethin- that is not anywhere near true; 4hat the Lord/s will in your life is the purpose of your life; 's the so)erei-n in your life that rules e)erythin- in your life; But we -et so polluted "y e)erythin- around us that we think we start to -et "o("arded with this idea that we can help >od alon-, :e can help 6hrist in his endea)ors, :e can -o it alone, ' always think of that door in 2il-ri(/s 2ro-ress that door that is so close to hea)en that door that is a trapdoor that falls all the way down to hell, '/)e always "elie)ed that/s the door of free-will and 3r(inianis(, Millions of the( say 7=o there/s -ot to "e another way than 6hrist and the sufficiency of 6hrist, 4here/s -ot to "e another way, '/ll "uild it (yself, '/ll find it (yself, '/ll scale the wall '/ll -et o)er there and '/ll -et to hea)en, '/ll -et as close as ' can,8 3s the Lord said 7?ou are close to the kin-do( of hea)en,8 4hat/s close "ut that door -oes to hell, 4he door of our will leads to hell, Let that sink in for a (inute, 't/s one of those thin-s that falls under this hypocrisy to "e what one is not, Listen ' stru--le with these thin-s e)ery day, ' stru--le with these thin-s and you don/t e)en know you/re stru--lin- with the( until the Lord re)eals to you how (uch he hates the(, ?ou/re not -oin- to hate the( until he shows you how (uch he hates the(, ?ou/re not -oin- to "e weaned fro( the( until he shows you that they are sin, 3s ' said this is a hard (essa-e, 't/s a hard (essa-e for (e to preach, 't/s a hard (essa-e to deli)er, !ne thin- ' do take -reat co(fort in thou-h is ' know the people of >od stru--le with the sa(e ene(ies ' do, 4hat/s a co(fortin- thin-, So(e of you out there (i-ht "e lookin- at (e -oin- 7Man he/s <ust off his rocker,8 But ' know there are enou-h of you out there that understand what '/( sayin- "ecause you stru--le with the sa(e thin-s, 3nd praise "e to >od that we do "ecause it doesn/t (ake us lon- for this world, 't doesn/t (ake us want to stick around this world any (ore than we ha)e to, 4he "attle is -reat, 4he "attle is hard, 4he "attle is won in 6hrist and ' can/t wait for the day that he deli)ers (y soul fro( that "attle perfectly when ' see hi( and only hi( and that un"roken co((union "ecause now here when the Lord does re)eal hi(self and his "lood that co)ers that sin and his peace and his <oy that/s a -li(pse of hea)en, ?ou <ust pray those ti(es don/t end, But they do and then you -et re)ealed your sin a-ain and that/s a healthy thin- for our soul "ecause as ' said in the openin- the Lord ca(e to sa)e sinners,

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5esus said in 5ohn 1&:& 7' a( the )ine ye are the "ranches: He that a"ideth in (e and ' in hi( the sa(e "rin-eth forth (uch fruit: for without (e ye can do nothin-,8 3 )erse we all know a )erse we lo)e to 1uote "ut ! <ust to "elie)e it, 5ust to "e "rou-ht at the feet of 6hrist as Mary was to say 7Lord there/s one thin- needful, ?ou/)e done it all you/)e perfor(ed all thin-s for (e and without you Lord ' can do nothin-,8 4hat/s the "attle won, 't/s a surrender "ut it/s a surrender "y -race that there is a -reater one here than Solo(on, 4here is a -reater one here than (e, 5ohn 1C:1$-11 we read 74hen saith 2ilate unto hi( Speakest thou not unto (e; knowest thou not that ' ha)e power to crucify thee and ha)e power to release thee;8 ?ou say 7:hy did you choose this passa-e;8 Because that/s the way we are, 2ilate said a lot of thin-s and you know ' can identify with those thin-s, 7' ha)e this power Lord, ' ha)e this knowled-e Lord, :hat is truth Lord;8 7' ha)e the power to crucify thee, ' ha)e power to release thee, 5esus answered 4hou couldest ha)e no power at all a-ainst (e e0cept it were -i)en thee fro( a"o)e: therefore he that deli)ered (e unto thee hath the -reater sin,8 4hat/s our re"ellious spirit, ' think of 2eter tellin- 6hrist 7' shall ne)er deny you,8 3ll of the( say 7' will ne)er scatter fro( you,8 B)en in the face of the Scriptures that had "een written a lon- ti(e "efore prophesyin- of that ni-ht 7when the Shepherd is s(ited the sheep will scatter,8 7!h no that wouldn/t "e (e, =o (y will is too stron-, My desire is too stron-, My lo)e is too stron-,8 But we all know the outco(e to that, 3 sad outco(e "ecause we can identify with that outco(e, 7! Lord ' wouldn/t do that, ' wouldn/t deny you Lord,8 ' think of the transfi-uration, ' think of the Lord talkin- to Bli<ah and talkin- to Moses and 2eter sayin- 7Let/s (ake three ta"ernacles,8 ! 2eter, ' sit there and ' say 7:ow 2eter how can you say that; How can you put the( on e1ual footin- with 6hrist; How can you do that;8 3nd then the Lord says 74hou art the (an, :hat do you put on e1ual footin- with (e e)ery day; ?our fa(ily; :hat do you put on e1ual footin- with (e;8 ?ou say 7=o ' can/t cast a stone at 2eter there either,8 But you know ' think of how that ended, ' think of how the Lord/s )oice ca(e fro( hea)en how the *ather/s )oice ca(e 74his is (y "elo)ed Son hear ye hi(,8 4here/s your re(edy, 4here/s the "reakinof the will, 74his is (y "elo)ed Son,8 He/s e0alted o)er all these, 9o you re(e("er when they opened their eyes and they saw no one "ut 6hrist; 4hat/s what ' need e)ery day to see no one "ut 6hrist, :hat a"out conditional sal)ation; =ow we <ust a"hor those words ri-ht there don/t we; :e a"hor that 7!h that/s horri"le, =oD 4here/s no way that we ha)e any conditions on our sal)ation, 4here is no way, =o we don/t need to do anythin- for hi(,8 How a"out (akin- yourself holy; Self-ri-hteous; :hat a"out those ideas that you can add a cu"it to your stature; :hy did 5esus say these thin-s if we weren/t capa"le of the(; Matthew 2$:2+ 7B)en as the Son of (an ca(e not to "e (inistered unto "ut to (inister and to -i)e his life a ranso( for (any,8 ' think a"out that )erse a lot "ecause e)ery ti(e ' -et cau-ht up in the idea of (inisterin- to 6hrist or "ein- 6hrist for so(eone 7!h here '

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need to share this with the(, 4hey/ll see (e in this, 4hey/ll see what '/( tryin- to lead the( into, 4hey/ll see,8 Really; 's (y sal)ation finished; 's your sal)ation finished; :hat a"out Bphesians 2:+ of course 7*or "y -race are ye sa)ed throu-h faith; and that not of yoursel)es: it is the -ift of >od,8 's it; 's it a -ift of >od; 4he lie of hypocrisy says that there/s so(ethin- else we ha)e to do, 4here is works we ha)e to add to it, !ur ri-hteousness has to "e added to it, !ur will has to co(e in, See how all these work to-ether; 2retend to "e so(ethin- that we/re not and in that )ery case that there/s works (i0ed in our sal)ation, 4hen the -reatest )erse ' "elie)e and that/s 5ohn 1C:%$ 7:hen 5esus therefore had recei)ed the )ine-ar he said 't is finished,8 Has he e)er said that to your soul; Has he e)er said 72ut down your works, 2ut down yourself, 2ut down that hypocrisy of e0altinyourself, 't is finished, ' finished it,8 73nd he "owed his head and -a)e up the -host,8 4here is power o)er death, 4here is power o)er all the ene(ies that we/re su"<ect to in this life, :e stru--le with the( and so(ehow as soon as we -et a new situation or a new thou-ht in our life we -o a"out how to fi0 it, 4he works of these hands, How we can (ake it "etter, But it/s all a lie, 't/s all a deceitful appearance to say that 6hrist isn/t enou-h, 't/s all a deceitful appearance to say that ' can add so(ethin-, 't/s all a deceitful appearance to "elie)e that it/s not finished, Beware of the lea)en of the 2harisees which is hypocrisy, 4hen the last one ' want to talk a"out is the denial of the Holy >host, :ow who would do such a thin-; :ho would deny the power of the Holy >host; :ho would say that the Holy >host is not the one that leads us to 6hrist; =ow we/ll -o to 1 5ohn &:6 which says 74his is he that ca(e "y water and "lood e)en 5esus 6hrist; not "y water only "ut "y water and "lood, 3nd it is the Spirit that "eareth witness "ecause the Spirit is truth,8 ' hope the Holy Spirit co(es and lays hold of that word and (ultiplies it in your soul ri-ht now to let you know how truth is re)ealed, 4he spirit of truth, 4he hypocrisy to "elie)e that our knowled-e and our understandin- and our will and what we/)e accu(ulated in life and our e0perience which is so(ethin- that/s -oin- to lead into the ne0t trial and our e0perience is so(ethin- we/)e -athered and "ecause we/)e -athered it it will deli)er us in the ne0t trial or the ne0t te(ptation, :hat; :e don/t need the Holy >host; :ell we <ust heard a (essa-e on that that was powerful, :ithout the Holy >host we can do nothin-, :e don/t know this precious Sa)ior; we don/t know the power of 7it is finished,8 :e <ust look at these words and say 74hey/re words, :e/ll try to (ake the( apply, !h that/s a -ood thou-ht,8 ' re(e("er when ' was in ele(entary school around kinder-arten or so(ethin- and we had these special counselors that ca(e and told us to "e happy all the ti(e and we (ade these little war( fuEEy thin-s and we put the( on our shirts and on our hands and all we/d ha)e to do is ru" that thin- and that was supposed to (ake us happy and -et alonwith other kids, 't/s a pretty -ood idea isn/t it; 5ust ru" that thin- and you/re happy, 9oes that work for you; 9oes that work for you; :e all ha)e our little fuEEy thin-s

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whate)er they are 7'/( <ust -oin- to "e happy, '/( -oin- to think a"out this, '/( -ointo think -ood thou-hts, May"e '/ll clutch (y Bi"le ne0t to (e that will (ake we happy,8 :e need the Holy Spirit for 73s (any as are led "y the spirit of >od they are the sons of >od 8 Ro(ans +:1A, But to accentuate this point let/s -o to 1 6orinthians 2 real 1uick, ' lo)e this passa-e, '/ll read it e)ery opportunity the Lord -i)es (e, 1 6orinthians 2:1$-16 7But >od hath re)ealed the( unto us "y his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all thin-s yea the deep thin-s of >od, *or what (an knoweth the thin-s of a (an sa)e the spirit of (an which is in hi(; e)en so the thin-s of >od knoweth no (an "ut the Spirit of >od, =ow we ha)e recei)ed not the spirit of the world 8 that/s what we/re talkin- a"out today, 4he spirit of hypocrisy is the spirit of the world, 't/s in the reli-ious world today, 3re you so(eone; 9o you "elie)e there are ti(es you think you/re so(eone you/re not; 't/s the spirit of the world, 7=ow we ha)e recei)ed not the spirit of the world "ut the spirit which is of >od; that we (i-ht know the thin-s that are freely -i)en to us of >od, :hich thin-s also we speak not in the words which (anFs wisdo( teacheth "ut which the Holy >host teacheth; co(parin- spiritual thin-s with spiritual,8 9o you see that; Man/s wisdo( co(pares the thin-s of this life and then "rin-s 6hrist into it or "rin-s a Bi"le )erse into it and says 7See now we can walk, =ow we know how to deal with this "ecause that/s how we do it,8 =o the Holy Spirit in the child of >od says 74his is the way to -o, 4his is what -lorifies 6hrist 8 "ecause he co(pares spiritual with spiritual not fleshly and not the wisdo( of the world, Bi- difference, 7But the natural (an 8 the carnal (an 7recei)eth not the thin-s of the Spirit of >od: for they are foolishness unto hi(: neither can he know the( "ecause they are spiritually discerned, But he that is spiritual <ud-eth all thin-s yet he hi(self is <ud-ed of no (an, *or who hath known the (ind of the Lord that he (ay instruct hi(; But we ha)e the (ind of 6hrist,8 3nd that (ind of 6hrist we ha)e to "e led there "y the Holy >host, 4hat is to "e re)ealed to us: what is the (ind of 6hrist in this situation; :hat is the (ind of 6hrist; 4he pro)idences of >od are so (any in our life each day, :hat is the (ind of 6hrist in it; ?ou/re not -oin- to -et there "y fleshly wisdo(, ?ou/re not -oin- to -et there "y sayin- 7!kay this is the way '/)e thou-ht a"out this all (y life so '/( -oin- to do it this way,8 So ' hope you see throu-h all these four thin-s and it/s not an e0hausti)e list "ut ' hope you can understand why the Lord said what he did in our te0t, :hy is it so i(portant that the child of >od "eware of this sin of hypocrisy; Look how su"tle it is, Look how dan-erous it is, Look how anti-6hrist it is, But you know e)ery -ood doctor tells you what/s wron- tells you what the root of the pro"le( is and then -i)es you the re(edy and says 7Here/s the re(edy,8 So what is the re(edy to hypocrisy; Basy answer of course is 6hrist 6hrist/s truth, ?es, But listen to this )erse in 1 6orinthians &:+ 74herefore let us keep the feast not with old lea)en neither with the lea)en of (alice and wickedness; "ut with the

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unlea)ened "read of sincerity and truth,8 Sincerity, Listen to the definition of sincerity: hu(ility of (ind; freedo( fro( hypocrisy, Sincerity and truth -o hand-in-hand, How is a child of >od deli)ered fro( hypocrisy; By truth the sincerity of truth in 6hrist and 6hrist alone, 2 6orinthians 1:12 says 7*or our re<oicin- is this the testi(ony of our conscience that in si(plicity and -odly sincerity not with fleshly wisdo( "ut "y the -race of >od we ha)e had our con)ersation in the world and (ore a"undantly to you-ward,8 2aul said 74he only way ' ha)e any sincerity in the -ospel is "y the -race of >od, 4he only way that it/s (ade si(plistic to you to understand what we/re fi-htin- a-ainst is "y the -race of >od,8 4he -race of his spirit to re)eal the truth in these pa-es to re)eal the truth in this (essa-e, 4hen there/s Bphesians 6:2A which is how he ends the letter of Bphesians 7>race "e with all the( that lo)e our Lord 5esus 6hrist in sincerity,8 4hat/s 1uite a state(ent lo)in6hrist in sincerity "ecause do you know what the opposite of that is; 't/s what we ha)e out in this reli-ious world today, 't/s the idea that you can lo)e 6hrist in hypocrisy, Hypocrisy of (i0in- the creature with 6hrist (i0in- works with -race, 4urn with (e please o)er to 5ohn +, :e/re co(in- )ery (uch to the end here, Look at 5ohn + "e-innin- in )erse %$ 73s he spake these words (any "elie)ed on hi(,8 4hat sounds like a -ood thin-, 74hen said 5esus to those 5ews which "elie)ed on hi( 'f ye continue in (y word then are ye (y disciples indeed,8 My word, 4he "read of life who is life, 7'f you continue in (y works,8 4hat/s a fact, 4hat/s not tellin- the( to -o out and keep the law -o and keep e)erythin- '/)e said 7'f you continue in (e then ye are (y disciples indeed,8 4he fruit of 6hrist; the seed of 6hrist, 's it planted in you; 73nd ye shall know the truth and the truth shall (ake you free,8 *ree fro( hypocrisy, But if you don/t ha)e it if 6hrist isn/t the truth then we ha)e this 74hey answered hi( :e "e 3"raha(Fs seed,8 3"raha( was the father of faith ri-ht; 7:e ha)e our own faith,8 But what/s our clai( today; :hat is it that we clin- to; ?ou say 7:ell ' lo)e 6hrist,8 ' do too "ut '/ll tell you the (ind fallen nature what a desire to "e rid of it, 74hey answered hi( :e "e 3"raha(Fs seed and were ne)er in "onda-e to any (an: how sayest thou ?e shall "e (ade free;8 !nce a-ain on the physical real(, 7!h no we/re free people, :e/re 3"raha(/s seed, :e/re 'srael, :e ha)e no "onda-e,8 3 child of >od is re)ealed his "onda-e here on earth, :e ha)e a lot of thin-s we/re "ound to, ' usually -et a knot in (y "ack when '/( in "onda-e, ' -uess it/s a "lessin- "ecause then ' know so(ethin- is wron-, ' do, 't/s like a stress knot and ' <ust ha)e this "onda-e to do so(ethin- or "onda-e to (ake so(ethin- or "onda-e to walk in a certain way and ' say 7!h Lord why do ' ha)e this;8 Because the antidote to all of this of course is the truth of 6hrist and that/s what ' hope you see is the dire need for the truth of 6hrist to "e re)ealed to us what the Holy Spirit does to the child of >od e)ery day re)eals what is true, 2ilate you can ask all you want 7:hat is truth,8 ?ou had truth standin- in front of you "ut you couldn/t see it, 4hese ha)e truth standin- in front of the( "ut they can/t see it,

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75esus answered the( Gerily )erily ' say unto you :hosoe)er co((itteth sin is the ser)ant of sin,8 ?ou/re in "onda-e to that sin, ?ou/re ser)in- that sin and no one can ser)e two (asters, =o child of >od can ser)e two (asters, He (ust "e freed fro( sin and that/s what 6hrist does "y the washin- and re-eneratin- of the Holy >host, He frees us o)er and o)er a-ain, 3nd praise "e to >od that he does "ecause these wanderin- sheep we <ust keep wanderin- "ack to the "onda-e, 73nd the ser)ant a"ideth not in the house for e)er: "ut the Son a"ideth e)er,8 2raise "e to >od that he is eternal and he ne)er chan-es, 7'f the Son therefore shall (ake you free ye shall "e free indeed,8 May the Holy Spirit re)eal those words to you this (ornin- that the Son has (ade you free, !h if he/s led you to see that these sins are thin-s that we stru--le with he will lead you to see that he is the re(edy that he has taken away that sin, Let/s -o "ack to our te0t to end, Luke 12:1 7'n the (ean ti(e when there were -athered to-ether an innu(era"le (ultitude of people inso(uch that they trode one upon another he "e-an to say unto his disciples first of all Beware ye of the lea)en of the 2harisees which is hypocrisy, *or there is nothin- co)ered that shall not "e re)ealed,8 2raise "e to >od for that, He re)eals our sin, 4hat/s what ' hope he/s done this hour as he re)eals how far we fall short and how perfect a sal)ation he has done, :hat he sa)ed us fro(, :hat he continues to re)eal his -reatness and his sufficiency and our insufficiency, 7*or there is nothin- co)ered that shall not "e re)ealed; neither hid that shall not "e known, 4herefore whatsoe)er ye ha)e spoken in darkness,8 !h Lord we/)e done that, 7Shall "e heard in the li-ht,8 :hen you/re a child you hope you -et away with a lot of thin-s and that doesn/t e)er really chan-e does it; 't doesn/t (atter how old we -et we kind of still hope we can -et away with thin-s, But for the child of >od it/s a -ood thinthat he doesn/t that the Lord re)eals to us how (uch we need hi( how (uch that preser)in- -race and "ein- kept how -reat and truly wonderful that is, 74herefore whatsoe)er ye ha)e spoken in darkness shall "e heard in the li-ht; and that which ye ha)e spoken in the ear in closets shall "e proclai(ed upon the housetops, 3nd ' say unto you (y friends Be not afraid of the( that kill the "ody and after that ha)e no (ore that they can do,8 4here is your "onda-e, 4here is your hypocrisy, 4here is your idea that so(ethin- on this earth controls (y eternal life, So(ethin- ' can do so(ethin' can not do the fear of (an the desire to e0alt (an the desire to put (an where he doesn/t "elon-, 7Be not afraid of the( that kill the "ody and after that ha)e no (ore that they can do, But ' will forewarn you who( ye shall fear: *ear hi( which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea ' say unto you *ear hi(,8 4he Lord/s pro(ise to us is that he would put his fear in our hearts, May that fear "e realiEed today what the fear of >od is and (ay he keep us fro( hypocrisy and (ay the truth of 6hrist rei-n in our souls to the -lory of his na(e,

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Dear heavenly Father, most gracious and holy Lord, may you be pleased to add thy power and thy strength and thy revelation to thy word as only thou can. Lead us into all truth, Lord. In !esus" name I pray. #men.

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