hypocrites and synagogues

Posted By: ER MT on 2006-12-29
In Reply to: huh? Wish Matthew had explained this - sentence instead of seemingly.....sm

The term hypocries here describes people who do good acts for appearances only. He is teaching that motives must be pure, that you are giving for the pleasure of giving and not expect any personal benefit. Would you still do this if no one would ever know? That is the key question in this verse.

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    - hypocrites and synagogues - ER MT
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