HYPOCRISY UNMASKED (4 OF 6)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Romans 2:17, Romans 2:19-29
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Hypocrisy Unmasked (4 of 6)
Series: Romans Volume 2
Bob Ingle
Romans 2:17-29
Open your bibles to Romans 2. In 1922, Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, made one of the most famous and fascinating discoveries in modern history. He found the tomb of King Tut. When they opened the lid of his massive casket, they found another casket. When they opened the second casket, they found a third casket inside. When they opened the third casket, they found a fourth. Each of these caskets was covered with gold leaf and meticulously decorated with precious stones and gems. You've probably seen pictures of them; they are absolutely gorgeous. When the fourth casket was opened, they found the mummy of King Tut. Laying upon him was a magnificent solid gold burial mask which you've seen many times over the years. But when Dr. Carter removed that gold burial mask, guess what they found? A leathery, withered, wrinkled, old dead guy. Ultimately, no amount of outer beauty could hide or change the inward reality. His death could be disguised but it couldn't be reversed. ? King Tut's tomb can serve as a vivid illustration of something we're all familiar with called hypocrisy. Our English word hypocrite comes from the Greek word hypocrisies.
Hupo means under or from under
Krisis means to speak.
Hypocrite means to speak from under. It originated from the Greek and Roman dramas when actors put on a mask to play various characters and spoke from underneath it. Over time, a hypocrite became known as a person who puts on a mask pretending or acting to be something or someone else in the effort to hide what or who they really were.
You probably know one of the major complaints people have against the church is that it is full of religious hypocrites, right? People who externally portray themselves in different ways on different days, but it's not who they are internally. When it's convenient, they wear a Christian mask of love, or joy, or humility, but it's a sham. It ...
Series: Romans Volume 2
Bob Ingle
Romans 2:17-29
Open your bibles to Romans 2. In 1922, Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, made one of the most famous and fascinating discoveries in modern history. He found the tomb of King Tut. When they opened the lid of his massive casket, they found another casket. When they opened the second casket, they found a third casket inside. When they opened the third casket, they found a fourth. Each of these caskets was covered with gold leaf and meticulously decorated with precious stones and gems. You've probably seen pictures of them; they are absolutely gorgeous. When the fourth casket was opened, they found the mummy of King Tut. Laying upon him was a magnificent solid gold burial mask which you've seen many times over the years. But when Dr. Carter removed that gold burial mask, guess what they found? A leathery, withered, wrinkled, old dead guy. Ultimately, no amount of outer beauty could hide or change the inward reality. His death could be disguised but it couldn't be reversed. ? King Tut's tomb can serve as a vivid illustration of something we're all familiar with called hypocrisy. Our English word hypocrite comes from the Greek word hypocrisies.
Hupo means under or from under
Krisis means to speak.
Hypocrite means to speak from under. It originated from the Greek and Roman dramas when actors put on a mask to play various characters and spoke from underneath it. Over time, a hypocrite became known as a person who puts on a mask pretending or acting to be something or someone else in the effort to hide what or who they really were.
You probably know one of the major complaints people have against the church is that it is full of religious hypocrites, right? People who externally portray themselves in different ways on different days, but it's not who they are internally. When it's convenient, they wear a Christian mask of love, or joy, or humility, but it's a sham. It ...
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