OUR FATHER WHO SEEKS WORSHIPPERS IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH

Matthew chapter 23 verse 15 continues with the Lord Jesusˋ indictment of the behaviour of the scribes and Pharisees.

15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

This item of hypocricy involves the presentation of the veneer of righteousness and access to God that was made to people from distant lands who were seeking God in distant lands but once these new adherants were inducted into their religion, they were trained in all the practices of pride and greed that the religious leaders were themselves doing.

This grievous effort of the scribes and Pharisees took people who were moderately steeped in wrong doing and instead of leading them towards righteousness as promised, led them into a worse state than they were before.

This besmirched the name of God and turned sincere seekers of God into enemies of God.

Have mercy on us O God.

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