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 you’re better

than other people


• 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!



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• 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?



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• You are quick to judge

others but blind to your

own faults


• 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 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 look for loopholes

in God’s Word to

accommodate your own

desires


• 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.



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• 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… Matt. 5:20

Spiritual

You Might Be a Pharisee