THE IGNORANCE OF THE HYPOCRITE

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: THE IGNORANCE OF THE HYPOCRITE

THE HYPOCRITE IS DECEIVED BECAUSE HE CONFIDENTLY TEACHES OTHERS, BUT DOES NOT APPLY THE WORD TO HIMSELF.

Paul continues (2:19-20), you “are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth.” God appointed Israel to be “a light to the nations, to open blind eyes” (Isa. 42:6-7). If they had done it with humility, it was a proper thing to do.

But everyone who teaches God’s Word must first apply it to himself. Knowledge without obedience puffs us up with pride (1 Cor. 8:1), which is the root of hypocrisy. Spiritually proud hypocrites who have a lot of knowledge without obedience look down on the blind, foolish, and immature that they teach. But when you apply the truth to yourself first, it humbles you as you realize where you’ve come from and how much you still need to grow. You realize that if God had not graciously shed His light on you, you’d still be in the dark, too!

Before we teach others, we need to apply the Word to our own hearts. (2:21-22)

LET US PRAY
WHAT EVER THAT WILL KILL YOU, GOD WILL TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

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