Fake Christians

Matthew 15:1-9

Clean and Unclean
1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"

3Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother'[a] and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'[b] 5But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,' 6he is not to 'honor his father[c]' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8" 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.'[d]"

Reflection of Bee:

It is not surprising to know that many "hypocrites" are found in the church since they were there during Jesus' time.

How can we tell them apart from the genuine ones? It may be hard for us to detect just like the weeds and tares but our God looks into the hearts of men. He will know who are His true followers and who aren't. Perhaps one tell tale sign is to see if they follow traditions or follow God's principles found in the bible. Anyway, it isn't for us to judge but to leave it to God. He alone knows best.

Dear Lord,
I pray that I will not become a hypocrite in any way but to follow Your command closely. Search my heart each day and keep it pure and true. I want to pray for Your protection, sanctification and unity for those who called upon Your name. I pray that we will all live up to Your name and not become hypocrites.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.