Thematic Bible: Sanctimony


Thematic Bible




"Yet you said, 'I am innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.' "Behold, I will judge you, because you say, 'I have not sinned.' Verse ConceptsHairclothGod SuingGod Will No More Be AngryNo SinPlea Of Innocence

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. Verse ConceptsLegalismHypocrites, Description OfProfessingAge DiscriminationNot Helping WidowsToo Many WordsHypocritesHypocrisy

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. Verse ConceptseagernessAskingNominal ReligionHypocrites, Description OfNot Coming Near To GodMaking Decisions

who say, Stand by yourself, don't come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day. Verse ConceptsHypocrisy, Description OfNosesPrejudicePride, Examples OfSmokeHypocrites, Description OfFire Of EvilAll DayHolier Than ThouChanging YourselfsmokingSmoke Used Poetically

"When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. Verse ConceptsPraying LoudlyFalse WorshipRoadsSelf DeceptionStandingWorship, Hindrances ToDisplayingCornersBeing Seen By ManChrist Telling The TruthUsing RoadsNo RewardSeeing PeopleSettling AccountsPrayerHypocritesExamples of secret prayerRewardPraying Behind Closed DoorsPraying For OthersHypocrisyFake FriendsPrayingPerspectivezealotspiety