Thursday, June 11, 2009

How Jesus Described The Pharisees

Just because it is interesting, I offer you this list of the various things Jesus said about the Pharisees. Lets not be Pharisees or raise our children to be Pharisees!

* Mark 7:3 They do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands.
* Mark 7:3 They observe the traditions of the elders.
* Mark 7:6 They honor Christ with their lips.
* Mark 7:6 Their hearts are far from Christ.
* Mark 7:7 They worship Christ in vain.
* Mark 7:7 They teach the precepts of men as if they were doctrines.
* Mark 7:8 They neglect the commandments of God.
* Mark 7:8 They hold to the tradition of men.
* Luke 18:9 They trust in themselves that they are righteous.
* Luke 18:9 They view others with contempt.
* Matthew 23:1 They have seated themselves in the chair of Moses.
* Matthew 23:3 They say things and do not do them.
* Matthew 23:4 They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men?s shoulders.
* Matthew 23:4 They are unwilling to lift even one finger in easing another man's burden.
* Matthew 23:5 They do deeds to be noticed by men.
* Matthew 23:5 They wear religious garments to appear spiritual.
* Matthew 23:6 They love the place of honor at banquets.
* Matthew 23:6 They love the best seats in the synagogues.
* Matthew 23:7 They love receiving respectful greetings.
* Matthew 23:8 They love religious titles
* Matthew 23:13 They are hypocrites.
* Matthew 23:13 They shut off the kingdom of heaven from people.
* Matthew 23:13 They do not enter the kingdom of heaven.
* Matthew 23:13 They prohibit those who are entering the kingdom from going in.
* Matthew 23:14 They devour widows? houses.
* Matthew 23:14 They make long prayers for a pretense.
* Matthew 23:14 They will receive greater condemnation.
* Matthew 23:15 They travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte.
* Matthew 23:15 They make their proselytes into sons of hell.
* Matthew 23:16 They are blind guides.
* Matthew 23:16 They are fools.
* Matthew 23:23 They tithe.
* Matthew 23:23 They neglect justice.
* Matthew 23:23 They neglect mercy.
* Matthew 23:23 They neglect faithfulness.
* Matthew 23:24 They focus on minor issues and ignore big issues.
* Matthew 23:25 They make sure to look good on the outside.
* Matthew 23:25 They are full of robbery.
* Matthew 23:25 They are full of self-indulgence.
* Matthew 23:28 They outwardly appear righteous to men.
* Matthew 23:28 They are inwardly full of hypocrisy.
* Matthew 23:28 They are inwardly full of lawlessness.
* Matthew 23:29 They build tombs for dead religious leaders.
* Matthew 23:29 They visit the graves of the righteous.
* Matthew 23:30 They claim that they would not have committed the sins of their forefathers.
* Matthew 23:33 They are serpents.
* Matthew 23:33 They will not escape hell.

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