Another great example is where Christ derided the Pharisees for their hypocrisy.
They believed their shows of piety alone would save them, even though they were sufficiently evil at the core to crucify their own Savior.
> They believed their shows of piety alone would save them, even though they were sufficiently evil at the core to crucify their own Savior.
A classic example of where “faith” was betrayed by works.
Christ also taught that mere professions of faith in Him weren’t sufficient to enter heaven, but that obedience to the commandments, concomitant with faith, was necessary. Thus he taught:
Matt. 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH THE WILL of my Father which is in heaven.
Matt. 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and DOETH THEM, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Luke 6:46: And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and DO NOT the things which I say?
Your comment about the Pharisees made me think of Christ’s counsel to not be hypocrites like them when he said in Matt. 23:1-5:
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments.