A charge often brought against Christians. This lesson helps us to understand what a hypocrite is and what affect it should have on my faith.

1. “You a
are
Hypocrite!”

2. “always being ready to make
a defense to anyone who
asks you for a reason for
the hope that is in you”
—1 Peter 3.15
CB NT p. 411

3. “You a
are
Hypocrite!”

6. “put away all malice
and all deceit and
hypocrisy”
—1 Peter 2.1
CB NT p. 408

7. “and will cut him in
pieces and put him
with the hypocrites.
In that place there
will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
—Matthew 24.51
CB NT p. 49

8. What is a
Hypocrite?

9. 1) an answering
2) an answer
3) the acting of a stage player
4) dissimulation, hypocrisy
—Thayer

10. “pretense” or “pretext”
—Theological Dictionary of the
New Testament

11. How did
Jesus speak
of hypocrisy?

12. “Beware of practicing your
righteousness before other
people in order to be seen
by them”
—Matthew 6.1
CB NT p. 9

13. “They do all their deeds to
be seen by others.”
—Matthew 23.5
CB NT p. 45

14. “Why do you see the speck
that is in your brother’s eye,
but do not notice the log
that is in your own eye?”
—Matthew 7.3
CB NT p. 11

15. “This people honors me
with their lips, but their
heart is far from me”
—Matthew 15.7-8
CB NT p. 29

16. “You hypocrites! You know
how to interpret the
appearance of earth and
sky, but why do you not
know how to interpret the
present time?”
—Luke 12.56
CB NT p. 133

17. “But Jesus, aware of their
malice, said, “Why put me to
the test, you hypocrites?”
—Matthew 22.18
CB NT p. 41

18. “For they preach, but do no
practice.”
—Matthew 23.3
CB NT p. 45

19. “So you also outwardly
appear righteous to others,
but within you are full of
hypocrisy and lawlessness.”
—Matthew 23.28
CB NT p. 46

20. A hypocrite...
cares more about the
approval of others than the
approval of God.

21. A hypocrite...
cares more about outward
appearances than inward
righteousness.

22. A hypocrite...
cares more about other
people conforming to the
truth, than about personal
godliness.

23. Two Hypocrites
in the Church
—Galatians 2.11-14
CB NT p. 329

25. The difference between
hypocrisy and sin.

26. All hypocrites are sinners,
but not all sinners are
hypocrites.

27. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?

28. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?
Is the gospel still true?

29. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?
Is the church still right?

30. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?
Does it change my
relationship with this
congregation?

31. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?
Does it change my
relationship with this
congregation?

32. What affect does a hypocrite
in the church have on me?
Does it change my
relationship with this
congregation?

33. “Brothers, if anyone is
caught in any transgression,
you who are spiritual should
restore him in a spirit of
gentleness.”
—Galatians 6.1
CB NT p. 334

34. “My brothers, if anyone among
you wanders from the truth and
someone brings him back, let him
know that whoever brings back a
sinner from his wandering will
save his soul from death”
—James 5.19-20
CB NT p. 406

35. “My brothers, if anyone among
you wanders from the truth and
someone brings him back, let him
know that whoever brings back a
sinner from his wandering will
save his soul from death”
—James 5.19-20
CB NT p. 406

36. “You a
are
Hypocrite!”

37. “You a
are
Hypocrite!”

38. Will today be the
day you decide to
go to heaven?

39. Lesson slideshows (with notes)
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41. Compiled and Presented by:
Miscellaneous Dave Stewart
13 June, 2010
#07 Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
You Are a Hypocrite!
Synopsis: A charge often brought against Christians. This lesson helps us
to understand what a hypocrite is and what affect it should have on my
faith.
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