Matthew 23:25

“For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.”  Matthew 23:25 Robbery – When we confront our hypocrisy, we begin to understand why Jesus speaks about robbery in parallel with self-indulgence.  We are likely to dismiss this connection.  After all, we don’t steal…

“For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.”  Matthew 23:25 Self-indulgence – I don’t like to think of myself as a hypocrite, especially the kind that Jesus names in this curse.  But the truth is that I am.  God knows it and…