THE RELIGIONIST HYPOCRITE AND FALSE TEACHERS
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
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MATTHEW 23:13
JESUS WORD’S USE TO
DENOUNCE FALSE
TEACHING:
HYPOCRITE –( V15)
SON OF HELL-(V15)
BLIND GUIDE-(V16)
FOOLS -(17)
FULL OF EXTORTION
AND EXCESS -
(25)
WHITE WASH TOMB-
(27)
FULL OF
WICKEDNESS-(28)
SNAKES GENERATION
OF VIPERS -
(33)
MURDERER -(34)
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13)But woe unto you scribe
and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye shut up the kingdom of
heaven against men; for ye
neither go in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that
are entering to go in
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JESUS ACCUSATION
AGAINST FALSE RELIGION
The religionist/false
teachers:
They professed religion, but
they did not really follow
GOD, they never entered
heaven themselves, and by
their lives and teaching, they
misled others and kept them
out of heaven
They use religion for their
own ends to advance
themselves materially and
professionally
By their conduct, they shut
they shut the of heaven
against themselves and
others,
FALSE RELIGION/TEACHERS
False religionist shut the
door to heaven against
seekers:
They preferred their own
ideas of religion rather than
GOD’S ideas
They preferred a religion
that honored man’s ability to
do religious things rather
than a religion that honors
GOD’S Mercy for man
They choose the world over
GOD’s demand for self denial
They choose the things of
the world such as position,
honor, recognition, esteem,
wealth, power, authority and
security
The rejected GOD as
Messiah, as being the LORD
from heaven
The false religionist not only
did not enter heaven
themselves, they did not
allow seekers to enter, they
shut the door by misleading
people, and thereby twisting
the scriptures by false
interpretation for their own
selfish interest
HYPOCRITES:
JESUS’ WORDS constitute
his most severe
denunciation, his word was
directed to the religious and
false teachers who reject the
revealed word of GOD and
replace it with their own
interpretation
Who seek to be popular,
important and noticed by
others:
Who love honor, titles, who
keep people out of heaven
due to their distorted gospel.
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MATHEW 7:15
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 5:24
2 CORINTHIANS
11:13-15
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
GALATIANS 1:6-10
2 TIMOTHY 3:13
2 PETER 2:11
JOHN 4:1-3
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15)Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep
clothing, but inwardly they
are ravening wolves
16) Ye shall know them by
their fruits do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?
17)Even so every good tree
bringeth forth good fruit; but
a corrupt tree bringeth forth
evil fruit
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WATCH OUT FOR FALSE
PROPHETS
Every believer must watch,
guide, beware take heed of
false teachers and prophets ,
who appears as sheep, but
consume all they can in order
to fill whatever appetite with
man doctrine
Some false teacher is just like
wolves in that they are out
for self and personal gain:
ego. Recognition, fame,
prestige, position, livelihood,
career and comfort
SHEEP CLOTHING
The trait of false teachers, is
that they come in sheep
clothing, but inwardly they
are ferocious wolves
Sheep’s clothing; outward
they appear as all ministers
and sheep of GOD
But inwardly- Aggressive
wolves: false teacher they
appear harmless, innocent,
and good, they start out
excellent examples of
society, but they lack two
things: a life and a testimony
change by the word of GOD
Some False teaches are just
like wolves in that they,
appear as sheep, not feeding
but destroying souls, they cry
for their own formula.
money, their belly
False gospel, crying loud,
this is the road, walk in it,
when possible they use all
medium they can: screen,
radio, journals, magazines,
books, newspaper,
pamphlets; and tracks , they
secretly and deceptively
preach heresies, they
proclaim justice, morality,
righteousness, and good , but
never preach the true gospel
of the living LORD
BY THEIR FRUITS YOU SHALL
KNOW THEM:
False teachers outwardly
appear righteous but
inwardly are ferocious
wolves
The fruit of false teachers
are characterized thus:
*They worship the creature
more than the creator
(RO1:25)
*They are more concerned
with their own desire than
GOD’S glory and honor
*They accept man’s doctrine
teaching and tradition even
when those teaching
contradicts the word of GOD
*They are self –centered
rather than GOD centered
they think their good
behavior and their religious
rituals and ceremonies and
keeping the rules one
becomes righteous
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MATHEW 7:21-23
RELATED CHAPTERS
JOHN 14:21
JOHN 15:10,14
ROMANS 1:3-4
ROMANS 3:20
1 CORINTHIANS 8:6
2 CORINTHIANS 5:19-
21
EPH.2:8-9
PHILIPPIANS 2:7-10
TITUS 1:16
TITUS 3:4-5
1 JOHN 3:18
1 JOHN 3:23
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21) not every one that saith
unto me, LORD, LORD shall
enter into the kingdom of
heaven but he that doeth the
will of my FATHER which is in
heaven
22) many will say o me in
that day LORD, LORD, have
we not prophesied in the
name? and in thy name have
cast out devils? And in thy
name done many wonderful
works?
23)And then I profess unto
them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
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FALSE TEACHER/ PROPHETS
AND THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN
Who will enter the Kingdom
of heaven? Will every one
who confess CHRIST enter?
The LORD says, NO, the false
teachers/ prophets who uses
Christian’s vocabulary,
recites his creeds and
prayers, attend services,
participate in programs,
function, yet he does not
know nor accept the LORD
JESUS CHRIST words, he does
not obey his word and does
not known JESUS CHRIS
personally, such can not
enter the kingdom of heaven
*JESUS said a person cannot
get into heaven by professing
that JESUS CHRIST is LORD;
he can only get into heaven
by doing the will of GOD, it is
the law that governs the gate
and entrance into heaven.
*Profession alone does not
do GOD’s will, profession
alone is a form of godliness,
but denying its power,
through all from of religious
life, profession alone
acknowledge and honor self,
not JESUS CHRIST, anyone
who denies the power of
JESUS CHRIST’S death and
resurrection to impart
forgiveness and life to him
shall not enter heaven.
A person must do GOD’S
will, not the will of false
prophets, religionist who are
interested in their ritual,
tradition, ceremonies, rules
and self and worldliness.
In order to enter heaven,
that is people who are
interested in heaven , which
is the final goal of every
man , which every man seek
to enter, the people who
seek to enter must do his will
to enter heaven
*Confession and obedience
and honor are to GOD; is to
man, the person who
confesses and obeys and
honor GOD shall enter
heaven eternally .
By grace are saved through
fath in JESUS CHRIST
FALSE PROFESSION RELY ON
THEIR WORKS; LORD LORD,
did we not do these miracles,
these works in your name?
but are deceived, confidence
in CHRIST JESUS and his
confidence in self is not
GOD’S way, GOD’S way is
confidence in JESUS CHRIST
and his righteousness.
False religionist did not
know JESUS personally, they
never come to him for
personal salvation there is
no other way.
*To escape the deceit of the
last days, believers must be
totally committed to the
truth and righteousness
revealed in GOD’S word
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MATHEW 16:11-12
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 7:15
MATTHEW 5:19
MATTHEW 15:9
ACTS. 20:30
ROMANS 10:3
ROMANS 16:18
EPH. 4:14
1 TIMOTHY 4:2
TITUS 1:10-11
2 PETER 2:1
1 JOHN 2:18-19
1 JOHN 2:22
2 JOHN 1:7
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11)How is it that ye do not
understand that I spake it not
to you concerning bread, that
ye should beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and
of the Sadducees?
12)Then understood they
how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of
bread, but of the doctrine of
the Pharisees and Sadducees
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BEWARE said -Beware of the
false teaching of the
Religionist, but the disciple
understood it not, the
thought he was rebuking
them for not having bread
their thought are always
occupied with earthly
matters and care.
JESUS rebuke the focus on
earthly matters that they
should guide against the false
teachings of the religionist
which limit one to enter the
kingdom of GOD.
Believers are to be primarily
concerned with spiritual
matters, not with earthly
things.
Guarding one’s mind and
soul against the yeast, the
(false teaching), of the
Religionist, the false teaching
of the religionist must be the
believers concern not
worrying and caring for
worldly things
Believer’s thoughts must be
dominated by the truth so
that he may remain in the
truth and not to be misled
spiritually:
The (yeast) False teaching of
religionist and the world
leader, is the great human
survival, believers are to
beware of the teaching of
false teachers.
THE YEAST- false teaching of
religionist, their doctrine,
they took away from GOD’S
word, denying all Scripture,
which led to an attitude of
self-righteousness that
focuses on rules, regulation,
ceremonies, programs, that
believe in keeping the rules
you become righteous.
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MATTHEW 23 :4
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4) For they bind heavy
burdens and grievous to be
borne; and lay them on
men’s shoulders; but they
themselves will not move
them with one of their
fingers
5)But all their works they do
for to be seen of men; they
make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the
border of their garments
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FALSE RELIGION IS HEAVY
BURDEN OF LOADS
False religion is a religion of
heavy burden or loads, JESUS
said the false religious
teachers impose heavy
burden upon men, which lack
mercy
*The false teachers use
rules, regulations, rituals,
observances and men
tradition which became more
important
* The False teachers exercise
undue authority, lording over
people, insisting that
tradition and rituals and
other man made burden or
load be kept.
*They deny and take away
GOD’S word, living man to
stumble around.
*The false teachers impose
the rules upon others, but
not upon themselves, they
are hypocrites
*False religion is a religion of
show and display, as they
change their appearance,
dress, and clothing to draw
attention to themselves
False teachers don’t show
mercy; they will not help
those who need help, they
know little of love and mercy
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