Deeds/Interactions of Jesus - Jesus’ encounters with religious leaders

How did Jesus criticise the hypocritical pharisees?

* They don’t practise what they preach
* Do Everything for people to see
* Want Place of honour at banquets
* Want to be Greeted with Respect
* Want to be Called Rabbi
* They Give a Tenth but neglect Justice
* Clean outside of the cup
* But they are full of greed
* Whitewashed Tombs

Quotes

1. “they do not practice what they preach”
2. “Everything they do is done for people to see”
3. “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted”
4. “You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed”

What can christians learn?

* Don’t do what Pharisees do.
* Don’t be hypocrites.
* Don’t have Pride.
* Not Rabbi - as there’s only One.
* Humble: For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
* Clean inside first.

How did Jesus present the pharisees as being hypocrites

1. Their words and action were often inconsistent
2. They placed unnecessary eligious obligations on the people which often they did not keep themselves
3. They were full of outward show and pretence
4. They went great lengths to tithe herbs, yet neglected justice and mercy
5. They made a fuss about extemal cleanliness, but neglected what they were like on the inside
6. Jesus compared them to ‘whitewashed tombs’ - external appearance and internal reality were teo different things