“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.” (Luke 11:44 KJV).
In this passage, the Lord Jesus proclaimed another grievous woe, issuing a serious rebuke upon the religious leaders of the Jews. The Lord reveals their hypocrisy is akin to unmarked graves which outwardly appear clean and manicured but are inwardly rotten. Peering this verse through the lens of grace versus the law, gives light on the Pharisees and scribes’ self-righteousness as a hidden source of spiritual defilement. Their deadly contagion affected those that follow them who are unknowingly deceived by their religious creeds.
The Lord Jesus called the Pharisees hypocrites, as they are, with their religion being merely an outward show, as all religious are. They are focused on the surface appearances and hapless cling to traditions rather than an authentic inner transformation of the heart. They love seats of honor and conspicuous public greetings, seeking praise of men instead of giving glory to God.
This, therefore, is our reminder being children of God through grace by faith in Christ Jesus our Lord that we must not be caught up with their hypocrisy. Sadly, the cultures and traditions of these religious Pharisees and scribes are being copied for perpetuation in this present day religions. Many of them are clutching the Holy Bible, but teaching those they deceive with precepts not from God’s holy Word, that which they scavenge from the garbage of world. They follow the cues of the world’s culture and morals to define who they are as a person and as family, rejecting God’s design. They allow worldly sciences to creep into their doctrines.
As God's children by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, let’s remain strong and steadfast in faith to stand against the pressure building up over us. Our identity must remain as what God declared who we are, as revealed in His Words. The Holy Scriptures, therefore, edify us with these words of Apostle Paul to Timothy : “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:14-17 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
1 comment:
Amen.
People allegorize the word of God more popular than people study and preach the word of God in it's context.
This preacher is become themselves more popular than Jesus which the word itself
John 1:1,12
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