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Why is religious hypocrisy so offensive to Jesus?
Jesus was offended by the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. What they said was not what they did. When they showed any good deed, it was to seek Men`s approval, not God`s. They sought earthly rewards, like being called Honorables, sitting at high tables, etc. The Hypocrites would miss Eternal life in heaven, and yet this was the essence of Jesus` ministry, and would also block others from attaining eternity, by their hypocrisy. They loved alter gifts and gold, at the expense of Justice, mercy, faith and law. The hypocrites look white from outside, but are filled with filth from the inside. To crown it all, they resisted, opposed, and killed the righteous messangers of God-the prophets. Religious Hypocrisy is so offensive to Jesus because, apart from the hypocrites themselves going to hell, they also lead the others to do the same. Hypocrisy is spiritual blindness. Jesus taught his disciples to be humble, lowly, servant, and obedient to the one true God the father, and the one master - Jesus the Christ.



By: Robert Ochen-Chagara
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Why is religious hypocrisy so offensive to Jesus?
hypocrits miss represent the Kindom of God they preach this and do the direct opossite. they miss lead people and are very quick to judge. they miss interprite the scriptures. they are wolves in sheep skin. they only saver God with their lips only. they hider thouse who saver God in spirit and in trueth. they valeu and horner phisical things ''Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, `Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.` You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? `Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?` You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in''



By: Bongani khumalo
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Why is religious hypocrisy offensive to Jesus
If we learn to love God and really follow His comandments and do what pleases Him and our self people won`t have to be always pointing fingers you are a hypocrite. it`s not nice when people call you a hypocrite you might be able to live with that. But when God calls you a hypocrite wow well things are wrong, you think when you do or say something about someone and then you still talk with that person like if you never said any thing about them yea they don`t know but God knows what you hide from man you can`t hide from God. And the thing is you are so up there in chruch and you set know example change from your hypocrite ways.



By: Stephanie Lewis
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Why is religious hypocrisy so offensive to Jesus?
As we saw on tone of the previous lessons, Loving God and only Him is the greatest commandment. So, how can we love Him by putting ourselves first and our own desires before God?? Mat.6:24 ...You cannot serve God and wealth Hypocrisy equals selfishness, hunger for power, money and status and using others and the name of God for its own good.



By: Marie-Madeleine
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Why is religious hypocrisy so offensive to Jesus?
Jesus did not not appriciate this type of relifion, for such are those who had been at the top-head of the church, who has been drinking SIN like WATER, for the fact they are positioned they do not know what to do again. whether to return back to the world where they comes from or not MEANS moving forward is no more either going backwards, that`s to say, they are abondened property of the HOLY-GHOST in the church of Christ.And by so doing the power of God will not manifest there for the evil ones in front are blocking the power of the Holy Ghost. And when such happens, the devil will rejoice thereby making mockrings of Jesus. Also this is not only the leaders, for one to progress in the field of the Lord should aviod hypocritical life.For through it the devil can enter in the house of God.This is one among the things that broughts Jesus on earth to teache man on how to walk, to instruct man, to counsel man and to keep watch over man. Ps.32:8--- therefore, Jesus has thoughts us now we should pick courage.



By: Evangelist Victor C. Ant
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Why is religious hypocrisy so offensive to Jesus?
religious hypocrisy is offensive to Jesus because it is against his teachings. They are pretending to be righteous and yet doing unrighteousness.



By: susan baligod
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Seven Woes

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat. All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do. For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them. But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments, and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men. But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?' You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it. He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn't have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.' Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar. Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

Matthew 23:1-39
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