Hypocrites in the church! Stuart L. Brogden 12 Aug 2006
HYPOCRITE: a person who professes beliefs and
opinions that he does not hold or practice
HUMILITY: A personal quality in which an individual shows dependence on God and respect for other persons.
Deuteronomy 8:1 & 2 - All the commandments
which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and
multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your
fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to
know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or
no.
2 Chronicles 34:26 & 27 (as the scriptures were
being brought to Josiah) - And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to
inquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard; Because thine heart was
tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his
words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst
thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have
even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
Psalms 10:16 18 - The LORD is King for ever and
ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt
prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,
that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalms 34:2 6 - My soul shall make her boast in
the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt
his name together. I sought the LORD,
and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were
not ashamed. This poor (same Hebrew
word as humble) man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all
his troubles.
Proverbs 6:3 - Do this now, my son, and deliver
thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble
thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Proverbs 29:23 - A man's pride shall bring him
low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 57:15 - For thus saith the high and lofty
One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and
holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to
revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Matthew 18:1 4 - At the same time came the
disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And
Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And
said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.
Matthew 23:12 - And whosoever shall exalt himself
shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
1 Peter 5:5 7 - Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be
clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the
humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he
may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth
for you.
James 4:4 10 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a
friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth
in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God
resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves
therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to
you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your
laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the
Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. (1 Peter 2:17)
Pray for humility before man and God; for a grateful and obedient heart.