Based on Matt. 15,23, and Luke 18:9-14
religious
prayed
talked about the Scriptures
knew the Scriptures
worshiped God
tithed
gave honor to God
educated
asked Jesus questions
fasted twice a week
observed religious holidays and feasts
hypocrites
fools
blind guides
trusted in themselves as righteous
saw themselves as more righteous than others
had contempt for others
went beyond Scripture on tithing
while they honored God with their lips, their
hearts were far from Him
worshiped God in vain
taught men's precepts as if biblical doctrine
judged others by their traditions, not
Scripture
repeatedly broke the very Law they claimed
they knew
listed other's sins while applauding self
righteousness before God in prayer
lack of mercy, faithfulness, and justice
no integrity-they swore by things in the
temple & on the alter-triaged these things
low view of God and His temple
triaged the law, the temple, the people
dead inside
pretty outside
defiled inside
unclean inside
murderers
liars
worried about appearances
worried about maintaining political sway with
the peopl
sought John's baptism for pragmatic reasons
impediment to the salvation of others making
them twice the sons of devils than they
feared the masses
asked insincere questions of Jesus in order to
trap Him
judged Jesus
underhanded to obtain false witness testimony
to get Jesus killed-unjust
hated Christ
hated Christ's disciples and apostles
claimed lineage to Abraham as authority
claimed position as authority
worked with their enemies in order to get Jesus
killed (pragmatic, political)
no faith in God
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