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Legalism
Matthew 23:23-24
*I.
**The general woe & condemnation of this series.*
/Like the other seven presented in this chapter, Jesus pronounces the condemnation based upon the overall hypocrisy of the Pharisees and scribes./
/As one commentator says…/
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Hypocrisy is the real enemy of this pericope, not the scribes, the Pharisees, or the Jews.
If, on the model of this pericope, a bitter woe is to be pronounced against anyone today, it must be directed /solely/ against hypocrisy in the church (cf. 1 Peter 2:1).”844[1]
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**The accusation.
* Vs.23-24
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They pay tithes of the smallest matter.
| Demonstrative of lawful practices with the absence of, gladness, honor, or privilege.
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They have been negligent in the heart of the law.
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Judgment – As Moses judged Israel, ruling over their affairs, executing fairness and honesty.
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Mercy – Not only of mercy towards one another, but the mercy of God toward man.
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Faith – As Habakkuk 2:4 says, “The just shall live by faith”, not law!
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They strain at the insignificant, and forget the important.
Vs.24
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Hagner, /Matthew 14–28/, p. 673.
[1]Tom Constable, /Tom Constable's Expository Notes on the Bible/ (Galaxie Software, 2003; 2003).
Mt 23:33.
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