by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 23:12 “And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” We know that pride goes before a fall and that God resists the proud, yet we are still so proud. The problem is not the lack of but the inability to do what we know...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 23:8 “But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.” By this one statement, Jesus pulls the rug from under a vast majority of churches and ministries who have built their brand around the “teaching anointing”...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 23:6-7 “They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ “ The populist wants popularity. He always likes people around him and loves the crowd feeling. You find him...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 23:5 “But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.” The New Living Translation puts this verse very nicely: “Everything they do is for a show. On their arms, they wear extra wide...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 10, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 23:3 “Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.” The perfect definition of hypocrisy is best captured in the famous adage, “do what I say and not what I do.” The fraud...
