Monday, July 08, 2013

Hypocritical Witnesses

Matthew 23:15 KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

What lengths those who are not saved will go to convince others that their ungodly deeds are righteous!
It is interesting to me to think if the Pharisees as "evangelistic." The Jews were not sympathetic towards Gentile people. They viewed them as less than human. But they had embraced the teachings of the Old Testament to make proselytes. They "compassed land and sea" to get a convert. 

It has been my observation that very often those involved in false religions, and even some who are in rebellion, make concentrated efforts to persuade others of their opinion while those who are truly saved might be the worst at being witnesses. 

The Judaizers chased after Paul, trying to persuade his converts of their doctrines while God had to send persecution to the Christians in Jerusalem before they scattered around the world preaching the gospel. 


Christians ought to be witnesses. But we ought to be careful not to equate being a witness to being spiritual or being godly. Some of the most aggressive witnesses send their converts to eternal hell with their false doctrine. 

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