"Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees" Series

#1 Who Were These People?

#2 The Righteousness of the Pharisees

#3 The King's Denunciation Matthew 23:1-12

#4 Entering the kingdom—shutting up the kingdom Matthew 23:13
(Matthew 5:3 NASB) ""Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
 

(Matthew 23:13 NASB) ""But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from men; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in."
 

#5 Mourners comforted—destroyers condemned
(Matthew 5:4 NASB) ""Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

(Matthew 23:13 NASB) ""But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from men; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in."

#6 Meek inherit the earth—proud send souls to hell
(Matthew 5:5 NASB) ""Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth."

(Matthew 23:15 NASB) ""Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel about on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves."

#7 Hungering for holiness—greedy for gain
(Matthew 5:6 NASB) ""Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."

(Matthew 23:16-22 NASB) ""Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' {17} "You fools and blind men; which is more important, the gold, or the temple that sanctified the gold? {18} "And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering upon it, he is obligated.' {19} "You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering? {20} "Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it. {21} "And he ho swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. {22} "And he who swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it."

#8 Obtaining mercy—rejecting mercy
(Matthew 5:7 NASB) ""Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."

(Matthew 23:23-24 NASB) ""Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. {24} "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!"

#9 Pure in heart—defiled in heart
(Matthew 5:8 NASB) ""Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."

(Matthew 23:25-28 NASB) ""Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. {26} "You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. {27} "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. {28} "Even so you too outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawless-ness."

#10 Peacemakers and persecuted are God’s children—persecutors are the devil’s children
(Matthew 5:9-12 NASB) ""Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. {10} "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. {11} "Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. {12} "Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

(Matthew 23:29-33 NASB) ""Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, {30} and say, 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' {31} "Consequently you bear witness against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. {32} "Fill up then the measure of the guilt of your fathers. {33} "You serpents, you brood of vipers, how shall you escape the sentence of hell?"
 

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