"In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."
In today's quote, Jesus warned His disciples about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. They gave an outward appearance of being a just and righteous lot, yet Jesus knew that inside their purpose was wholly selfish.
As any observing child of God knows, even today, the most prevalent problem with modern "Christianity" is the horrible lack of enthusiasm and blatant hypocrisy that can so easily be found in it. Today's "Christianity" has become the modern day Pharisees.
In Revelation 3:14-19, The Laodiceans were warned about their complacency and I believe that same warning applies to the "church" of today. "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."~
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