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✝️ THE SIN OF THE PHARISEES THAT MODERN CHRISTIANS COMMIT EVERY DAY😳🤔
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When most people hear “Pharisees,”
they imagine proud, ancient hypocrites with long robes and loud prayers.
But the uncomfortable truth is this:
The sin of the Pharisees is alive today,
committed not by ancient Jews,
but by Christians, priests, religious, and lay people alike.
And Scripture is brutally clear about what that sin is.
Let’s break it open with precision and depth.
✝️ 1. WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE SIN OF THE PHARISEES?
Most people say “hypocrisy,” but that is only the surface.
The core sin of the Pharisees was this:
They loved religious appearance more than real conversion.
They obeyed the rituals,
said the prayers,
gave the tithes,
kept the traditions…
…but their hearts were untouched.
Jesus summarized it:
“This people honors Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.”
(Matthew 15:8)
Their religion was external,
their devotion performative,
their holiness theatrical.
And here is the shock,
✝️ 2. HOW MODERN CHRISTIANS COMMIT THIS SAME SIN
– We post Bible verses online
but refuse to reconcile with someone at home.
– We preach forgiveness
but hold grudges that are years old.
– We kneel in church
but refuse humility in daily life.
– We say “God first”
but only when it doesn’t inconvenience us.
– We share Catholic quotes
but avoid Catholic sacrifices.
– We love the appearance of holiness
but avoid the cost of holiness.
This is the Pharisaic spirit,
not ancient, but modern.
Not “their sin,” but our sin.
✝️ 3. JESUS’ MOST VIOLENT WORDS WERE FOR RELIGIOUS PEOPLE
Notice this:
Jesus was gentle with sinners.
Tender with outcasts.
Patient with the weak.
But with religious people whose hearts were cold,
He was fierce:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!”
“You clean the outside but inside are full of filth.”
“You are whitewashed tombs.”
Why?
Because the Pharisaic spirit is the most dangerous sin in religion:
It can hide behind prayer,
hide behind tradition,
hide behind piety,
and the sinner never sees it.
It blinds the soul while pretending to enlighten it.
✝️ 4. THE HISTORICAL ROOT: WHEN RELIGION BECOMES A MASK
In the Judaism of Jesus’ time:
Pharisees were respected
seen as holy
admired by the people
rigorous in observance
But they slowly replaced the heart of the Law
with the performance of the Law.
Their identity came not from God
but from looking religious before others.
And that is exactly where modern Christians fall.
Because today:
We measure holiness by rosaries prayed, not charity lived.
We focus on rules but neglect mercy.
We avoid mortal sin but ignore subtle pride.
We judge others but do not judge our own hearts.
We commit the same ancient sin
in modern clothing.
✝️ 5. THE MOST DANGEROUS FORM: SPIRITUAL PRIDE
The Pharisees’ great disease was not ritualism.
It was spiritual pride.
Thinking:
“I am better.”
“I pray more.”
“I know doctrine more.”
“I am more faithful than others.”
Spiritual pride is worse than adultery, drunkenness, or theft,
because it makes a person unteachable, unreachable, and unconvertible.
A sinner knows he needs grace.
A Pharisee thinks he already has it.
That is why Jesus said:
“Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the Kingdom before you.”
(Matthew 21:31)
Not because sin is acceptable,
but because humility allows for conversion
while pride blocks grace.
✝️ 6. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMMITTING THE PHARISEES’ SIN
Ask yourself:
Do I criticize more than I repent?
Do I excuse my faults but highlight others’?
Do I pray without letting prayer change me?
Do I care more about looking holy than being holy?
Do I speak of mercy but practice judgment?
Do I treat my enemies with coldness?
Do I love the Church’s teachings more than I love the souls they are meant to save?
If any of these sting,
that is the Holy Spirit revealing the Pharisee within.
✝️ 7. THE CURE: A HEART THAT LETS GOD BREAK IT
The only antidote to Pharisaic pride is
humble repentance.
Not public sorrow.
Not dramatic emotion.
Not long prayers.
But a simple, honest cry:
“Lord, change my heart.
Strip away my religious mask.
Make me real.”
Because the sin of the Pharisees is not external.
It is internal.
And the God who exposed it
is the same God who can heal it.
✝️ THE SHOCKING TRUTH
The greatest threat to Christianity today
is not atheism, secularism, or persecution.
It is the Pharisee within the Christian.
The one who goes to church but refuses conversion.
The one who prays but will not obey.
The one who speaks of love but lives with hidden pride.
Jesus did not die to create a people who appear holy.
He died to create a people who are holy.
And the first step is to stop committing the sin
that angered Him most.
#catholicsonlineclass
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When most people hear “Pharisees,”
they imagine proud, ancient hypocrites with long robes and loud prayers.
But the uncomfortable truth is this:
The sin of the Pharisees is alive today,
committed not by ancient Jews,
but by Christians, priests, religious, and lay people alike.
And Scripture is brutally clear about what that sin is.
Let’s break it open with precision and depth.
✝️ 1. WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE SIN OF THE PHARISEES?
Most people say “hypocrisy,” but that is only the surface.
The core sin of the Pharisees was this:
They loved religious appearance more than real conversion.
They obeyed the rituals,
said the prayers,
gave the tithes,
kept the traditions…
…but their hearts were untouched.
Jesus summarized it:
“This people honors Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.”
(Matthew 15:8)
Their religion was external,
their devotion performative,
their holiness theatrical.
And here is the shock,
✝️ 2. HOW MODERN CHRISTIANS COMMIT THIS SAME SIN
– We post Bible verses online
but refuse to reconcile with someone at home.
– We preach forgiveness
but hold grudges that are years old.
– We kneel in church
but refuse humility in daily life.
– We say “God first”
but only when it doesn’t inconvenience us.
– We share Catholic quotes
but avoid Catholic sacrifices.
– We love the appearance of holiness
but avoid the cost of holiness.
This is the Pharisaic spirit,
not ancient, but modern.
Not “their sin,” but our sin.
✝️ 3. JESUS’ MOST VIOLENT WORDS WERE FOR RELIGIOUS PEOPLE
Notice this:
Jesus was gentle with sinners.
Tender with outcasts.
Patient with the weak.
But with religious people whose hearts were cold,
He was fierce:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!”
“You clean the outside but inside are full of filth.”
“You are whitewashed tombs.”
Why?
Because the Pharisaic spirit is the most dangerous sin in religion:
It can hide behind prayer,
hide behind tradition,
hide behind piety,
and the sinner never sees it.
It blinds the soul while pretending to enlighten it.
✝️ 4. THE HISTORICAL ROOT: WHEN RELIGION BECOMES A MASK
In the Judaism of Jesus’ time:
Pharisees were respected
seen as holy
admired by the people
rigorous in observance
But they slowly replaced the heart of the Law
with the performance of the Law.
Their identity came not from God
but from looking religious before others.
And that is exactly where modern Christians fall.
Because today:
We measure holiness by rosaries prayed, not charity lived.
We focus on rules but neglect mercy.
We avoid mortal sin but ignore subtle pride.
We judge others but do not judge our own hearts.
We commit the same ancient sin
in modern clothing.
✝️ 5. THE MOST DANGEROUS FORM: SPIRITUAL PRIDE
The Pharisees’ great disease was not ritualism.
It was spiritual pride.
Thinking:
“I am better.”
“I pray more.”
“I know doctrine more.”
“I am more faithful than others.”
Spiritual pride is worse than adultery, drunkenness, or theft,
because it makes a person unteachable, unreachable, and unconvertible.
A sinner knows he needs grace.
A Pharisee thinks he already has it.
That is why Jesus said:
“Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the Kingdom before you.”
(Matthew 21:31)
Not because sin is acceptable,
but because humility allows for conversion
while pride blocks grace.
✝️ 6. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMMITTING THE PHARISEES’ SIN
Ask yourself:
Do I criticize more than I repent?
Do I excuse my faults but highlight others’?
Do I pray without letting prayer change me?
Do I care more about looking holy than being holy?
Do I speak of mercy but practice judgment?
Do I treat my enemies with coldness?
Do I love the Church’s teachings more than I love the souls they are meant to save?
If any of these sting,
that is the Holy Spirit revealing the Pharisee within.
✝️ 7. THE CURE: A HEART THAT LETS GOD BREAK IT
The only antidote to Pharisaic pride is
humble repentance.
Not public sorrow.
Not dramatic emotion.
Not long prayers.
But a simple, honest cry:
“Lord, change my heart.
Strip away my religious mask.
Make me real.”
Because the sin of the Pharisees is not external.
It is internal.
And the God who exposed it
is the same God who can heal it.
✝️ THE SHOCKING TRUTH
The greatest threat to Christianity today
is not atheism, secularism, or persecution.
It is the Pharisee within the Christian.
The one who goes to church but refuses conversion.
The one who prays but will not obey.
The one who speaks of love but lives with hidden pride.
Jesus did not die to create a people who appear holy.
He died to create a people who are holy.
And the first step is to stop committing the sin
that angered Him most.
#catholicsonlineclass
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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Liturgy Schedule for this weekend
Due to treacherous weather, the Divine Liturgies on Sunday, January 25th, at 9AM and 5PM are canceled.
We are having our regular Vigil Divine Liturgy today at 4PM today. God bless you all!
Please, spread this massage to everyone that comes to our parish.
Fr. Andriy Kelt
Due to treacherous weather, the Divine Liturgies on Sunday, January 25th, at 9AM and 5PM are canceled.
We are having our regular Vigil Divine Liturgy today at 4PM today. God bless you all!
Please, spread this massage to everyone that comes to our parish.
Fr. Andriy Kelt
The paint party was a success! Here are some pictures of all who enjoyed the night. Everyone went away with beautiful art pieces! Thank you Beth and Bob Paronish and family for this fun night!
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