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NASB | Matthew 23:13 ¶ "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 23:13 ¶ "But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are [in the process of] entering to do so. [Luke 11:52] |
Bible Question:
Brethren, In Matthew 23 we have the 7 woes (actually 8 woes) against the scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites. Does this only apply to the religious order of the Jews 2000 years ago? Could this describe the splintered church of today? If not, defend the division we have. If so, what do we do? Grace and peace to us all in Christ Jesus, charis |
Bible Answer: Dear Charis: A partial answer to your question: Pharisees, not unlike tongues and other gifts of the Spirit, did NOT cease to exist at the close of the 1st Century A.D. Pharisees, whose character is marked by hypocrisy and self-righteousness, still exist today. Whoever they are (and their name should be Legion, for they are many) the woes and judgments of God would still apply. I don't know whether the hypocritical and self-righteous alone are responsible for the splintered church of today. Neither could I or would I defend the division we have. What do we do? Hypothetically speaking, if every believer would abide in Christ and let the Word of Christ and the Spirit of God dwell in him/her richly -- i.e. if agape love ruled -- then we could heal much of the division in the church today. What to do is fairly self-evident. HOW to do it, or HOW to bring it about, is something we still need to work on. Your brother in the Lord, JVH0212 |
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