Matthew 23:27
Matthew 23:27
27 "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
In Jesus' time, to step on a grave would make a person ceremonially unclean. They were whitewashed to make them very visible at night. Several year ago, while in Mongolia with my family, we visited a Buddhist Monastery. It was quite interesting to watch workers building a small shrine type object. This was constructed out of various bricks, rocks other building materials. To match other similar objects at the monastery, the final step was to whitewash the works. Underneath that clean, white paint was a conglomeration of messy materials that would not appear to be worthy of worship.
Christ, in the above text, is issuing a condemnation to leaders of the church. They had all the appearances of being upright when really the exact opposite was the case. Of course, the warning is just as applicable for us today. The world may not see through our whitewash, but God does.
The best part is that when one asks for forgiveness and repents of sin, God grants that forgiveness. Now that is some good news.
Blessings
Mark
Scripture taken from New International Version (NIV) Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
27 "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
In Jesus' time, to step on a grave would make a person ceremonially unclean. They were whitewashed to make them very visible at night. Several year ago, while in Mongolia with my family, we visited a Buddhist Monastery. It was quite interesting to watch workers building a small shrine type object. This was constructed out of various bricks, rocks other building materials. To match other similar objects at the monastery, the final step was to whitewash the works. Underneath that clean, white paint was a conglomeration of messy materials that would not appear to be worthy of worship.
Christ, in the above text, is issuing a condemnation to leaders of the church. They had all the appearances of being upright when really the exact opposite was the case. Of course, the warning is just as applicable for us today. The world may not see through our whitewash, but God does.
The best part is that when one asks for forgiveness and repents of sin, God grants that forgiveness. Now that is some good news.
Blessings
Mark
Scripture taken from New International Version (NIV) Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
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