You Might Be a Pharisee

You Might Be
A Pharisee…
Matt. 5:20

Matt. 5:20 - 20For I say to you, that unless your
righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter
the kingdom of heaven.

You Might Be A Pharisee…
• You’re glad you’re better
than other people

Phil. 2:1-11 - 1Therefore if there is any consolation
in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of
the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2fulfill my joy
by being like-minded, having the same love, being
of one accord, of one mind. 3Let nothing be done
through selfish ambition or conceit, but in
lowliness of mind let each esteem others better
than himself. 4Let each of you look out not only for
his own interests, but also for the interests of
others. 5Let this mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus, 6who, being in the form of God, did
not consider it robbery to be equal with God,

Phil. 2:1-11 - 7but made Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in
the likeness of men. 8And being found in
appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and
became obedient to the point of death, even the
death of the cross. 9Therefore God also has highly
exalted Him and given Him the name which is
above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of
those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11and
that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Eph. 2:8-9 - 8For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, 9not of works, lest anyone should
boast.

• You re glad ou re etter
than other people
• You glory more in
appearance than in the
heart

Matt. 6:1-7 - 1 Take heed that ou do ot do our
charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them.
Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in
heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable
deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say
to you, they have their reward. 3But when you do a
charitable deed, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing, 4that your charitable
deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in
secret will Himself reward you openly.

Matt. 6:1-7 - 5 A d he ou pra , ou shall ot e
like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing
in the synagogues and on the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I
say to you, they have their reward. 6But you, when
you pray, go into your room, and when you have
shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the
secret place; and your Father who sees in secret
will reward you openly. 7And when you pray, do not
use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they
think that they will be heard for their many words.

Matt. 6:16-18 - 16 Moreo er, he ou fast, do ot
be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For
they disfigure their faces that they may appear to
men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they
have their reward. 17But you, when you fast, anoint
your head and wash your face, 18so that you do not
appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father
who is in the secret place; and your Father who
sees in secret will reward you openly.

Matt. 23:5-7 - 5But all their works they do to be
seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad
and enlarge the borders of their garments. 6They
love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the
synagogues, 7greetings in the marketplaces, and to
e alled e , ‘a i, ‘a i.

Matt. 23:23-24 - 23 Woe to ou, s ri es a d
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint
and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and
faith. These you ought to have done, without
leaving the others undone. 24Blind guides, who
strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

• You re glad ou re etter
than other people
• You glory more in
appearance than in the
heart
• You are quick to judge
others but blind to your
own faults

Matt. 7:1-5 - 1 Judge ot, that ou e ot judged.
2For with what judgment you judge, you will be
judged; and with the measure you use, it will be
measured back to you. 3And why do you look at the
spe k i our rother s e e, ut do ot o sider
the plank in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to
our rother, Let e re o e the spe k fro our
e e ; a d look, a pla k is in your own eye?
5Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own
eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the
spe k fro our rother s e e.

Rom. 2:1-3 - 1Therefore you are inexcusable, O
man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever
you judge another you condemn yourself; for you
who judge practice the same things. 2But we know
that the judgment of God is according to truth
against those who practice such things. 3And do
you think this, O man, you who judge those
practicing such things, and doing the same, that
you will escape the judgment of God?

• You recite your virtues
because you have no sin

Luke 18:9-14 - 9Also He spoke this parable to some
who trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and despised others: 10 T o e e t
up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the
other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood and
pra ed thus ith hi self, God, I tha k You that I
am not like other men—extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12I fast
t i e a eek; I gi e tithes of all that I possess.
13And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not
so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his
reast, sa i g, God, e er iful to e a si er!

Luke 18:9-14 - 14I tell you, this man went down to
his house justified rather than the other; for
everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and
he ho hu les hi self ill e e alted.

1 John 1:8-9 - 8If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.

• You equate your traditions
with the Word of God

Matt. 15:1-9 - 1Then the scribes and Pharisees who
were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 Wh
do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the
elders? For they do not wash their hands when
the eat read. 3He answered and said to them,
Wh do ou also tra sgress the o a d e t of
God because of your tradition? 4For God
o a ded, sa i g, Ho or our father a d our
other ; a d, He ho urses father or other, let
hi e put to death. 5But ou sa , Whoe er sa s
to his father or other, Whate er profit ou ight
have received from me is a gift to God —

Matt. 15:1-9 - 6then he need not honor his father
or other. Thus ou ha e ade the
commandment of God of no effect by your
tradition. 7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy
about you, saying: 8 These people dra ear to Me
with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but
their heart is far from Me. 9And in vain they
worship Me, teaching as doctrines the
o a d e ts of e .

2 John 9 - 9Whoever transgresses and does not
abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God.
He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both
the Father and the Son.

• You equate your traditions
with the Word of God
• You look for loopholes
in God’s Word to
accommodate your own
desires

Matt. 19:3-9 - 3The Pharisees also came to Him,
testi g Hi , a d sa i g to Hi , Is it la ful for a
man to divorce his wife for just a reaso ?
4A d He a s ered a d said to the , Ha e ou ot
read that He who made them at the beginning
ade the ale a d fe ale, 5a d said, For this
reason a man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, and the two shall become
o e flesh ? 6So then, they are no longer two but
one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together,
let ot a separate. 7The said to Hi , Wh
then did Moses command to give a certificate of
di or e, a d to put her a a ?

Matt. 19:3-9 - 8He said to the , Moses, e ause
of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to
divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was
not so. 9And I say to you, whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries
another, commits adultery; and whoever marries
her ho is di or ed o its adulter .

Matt. 23:16-22 - 16 Woe to ou, li d guides, ho
sa , Whoe er s ears the te ple, it is othi g;
but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he
is obliged to perform it. 17Fools and blind! For
which is greater, the gold or the temple that
sanctifies the gold? 18A d, Whoe er s ears the
altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift
that is on it, he is obliged to perform it. 19Fools and
blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that
sanctifies the gift? 20Therefore he who swears by
the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21He
who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him
who dwells in it.

Matt. 23:16-22 - 22And he who swears by heaven,
swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits
on it.

• You say one thing but do
another

Matt. 23:1-4 - 1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes
and to His disciples, 2sa i g: The s ri es a d the
Pharisees sit i Moses seat. 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. 4For they bind heavy burdens, hard
to bear, and lay them o e s shoulders; ut the
themselves will not move them with one of their
fingers.

Matt. 23:25-28 - 25 Woe to ou, s ri es a d
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside
of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of
extortion and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee, first
cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the
outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe to ou,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like
whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful
outwardly, but inside are full of dead e ’s bones
and all uncleanness. 28Even so you also outwardly
appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of
hypocrisy and lawlessness.

• You say one thing but do
another
• You’re insulted by the
notion that you might
be a Pharisee

1 Cor. 10:12 - 12Therefore let him who thinks he
stands take heed lest he fall.

Gal. 4:16 - 16Have I therefore become your enemy
because I tell you the truth?

Jas. 4:10 - 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the
Lord, and He will lift you up.

Matt. 23:11-12 - 11But he who is greatest among
you shall be your servant. 12And whoever exalts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles
himself will be exalted.

You Might Be a Pharisee

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