“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.
Q. What whitewashed tombs?
You are like whitewashed tombs, which look immaculate on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything decaying and unclean. In the same way, on the outside, you appear to people as good and helpful but on the inside, you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Pretty strong language!
Table of Contents
- Q. What whitewashed tombs?
- Q. What does whitewashed Sepulchre mean?
- Q. What did Jesus say about liars?
- Q. What did Jesus say about the religious leaders?
- Q. What does it mean when someone is whitewashed?
- Q. What is the core message of the Gospel story?
- Q. Who was the one who betrayed Jesus?
- Q. What is the meaning of Matthew 23?
- Q. Is hypocrisy a sin?
Q. What does whitewashed Sepulchre mean?
: a person inwardly corrupt or wicked but outwardly or professedly virtuous or holy : hypocrite.
Q. What did Jesus say about liars?
Passages in the Bible deal with God’s concern about lying as found in Proverbs 12:22 — “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy” — and in Proverbs 25:1: “Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow …
Q. What did Jesus say about the religious leaders?
Jesus challenges the religious leaders (Matthew 23:1-12) Jesus spoke about the teachers of the law and the Pharisees . He said, “You must obey them and do everything they tell you.
Q. What does it mean when someone is whitewashed?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Whitewashing is the act of glossing over or covering up vices, crimes or scandals or exonerating by means of a perfunctory investigation or biased presentation of data.
Q. What is the core message of the Gospel story?
The Gospel message is to believe in Christ, and to love others. Response and result – its as simple as that.
Q. Who was the one who betrayed Jesus?
Judas Iscariot
The Bible’s New Testament Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—depict Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, as a traitor. In biblical accounts Judas gives up Jesus Christ to his opponents, who later crucify the founder of Christianity.
Q. What is the meaning of Matthew 23?
In verse 23 Jesus points out, not in judgment but for their benefit, other relevant matters of the Law of Moses that they were not keeping; “judgment, mercy, and faith.” Judgment is that of making the right decision coupled with justice.
Q. Is hypocrisy a sin?
Most assuredly, hypocrisy is a sin in the sense that all immoral acts are sins. A hypocrite professes to have a certain moral standard but then in practice ignores that moral norm. Only a person who claims to have a moral code can be a hypocrite.
