Teachings of Christ

Teachings of Christ 
 
Self-righteousness

Matthew 23:23-27  

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 

24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 

26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
Self sacrifice

Matthew 16:25  

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.

Serpents

Matthew 23:33  

“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
John 3:14  

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

Sacrifice

Matthew 12:7 

If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Sacrilege

Matthew 21:13  

“It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a ‘den of robbers.’”