#DO NOT BE DECEIVED

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees!

1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in Moses’ seat;

3 Therefore all that they tell you, do and keep; but do not do according to their works, for they say things and do not do them.

4 And they bind burdens, heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

5 And all their works they do to be seen by men, for they broaden their phylacteries and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

6 And they love the place of honor at the dinners and the chief seats in the synagogues

7 And the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called by men, Rabbi.

8 But you, do not be called Rabbi, for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for One is your Father, He who is in the heavens.

10 Neither be called instructors, because One is your Instructor, the Christ.

11 And the greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 And he who will exalt himself shall be humbled, and he who will humble himself shall be exalted.

13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you close off the kingdom of the heavens in the face of men; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to enter.

14 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour the widows’ houses, even while for a pretense you make long prayers. For this reason you shall receive greater judgment.

15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go about the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.

16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound.

17 Fools and blind men, which is greater, the gold or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

18 And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift which is upon it, he is bound.

19 Blind men, which is greater, the gift or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

20 Therefore he who swears by the altar swears by it and by all the things upon it;

21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him who dwells in it;

22 And he who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth of the mint and the anise and the cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law — justice and mercy and faithfulness. But these you should have done and not neglected the others.

24 Blind guides, who strain out the gnat but swallow the camel!

25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inwardly they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.

26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and the dish so that their outside also may become clean.

27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you resemble whitewashed graves, which outwardly appear beautiful but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.

28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build up the graves of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

30 And say, If we had been there in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 So then you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32 And you, fill up the measure of your fathers!

33 Serpents! Brood of vipers! How shall you escape the judgment of Gehenna?

34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,

35 So that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36 Truly I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I desired to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!

38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.

39 For I say to you, You shall by no means see Me from now on until you say, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. — Matthew 23 | Recovery Version (REC) The Recovery Version of the Holy Bible © 2009 Living Stream Ministry. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 4:8; Exodus 13:9; Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:29; Deuteronomy 33:3; Ruth 2:12; 1 Kings 8:13; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 24:21; Job 22:29; Psalm 118:26; Proverbs 26:23; Proverbs 26:26; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 20:6; Isaiah 28:25; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 66:1; Jeremiah 7:26; Lamentations 4:13; Matthew 3:7; Matthew 5:22; Matthew 6:9; Matthew 10:23; Matthew 11:16; Matthew 14:18; Matthew 15:14; Matthew 20:26; Matthew 26:25; Mark 7:4; Mark 12:38-39; Luke 11:47; Luke 20:47; Romans 2:21; 1 Corinthians 10:18

Matthew 23 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise)

Key Passages in Matthew 23

1. Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples 5. His disciples must beware of their ambition. 13. He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness, 34. and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem.

[cookieswithay]

Who else thinks Wally is gonna be JUST like Darla dimple? Sweet in your face, but wishes for your downfall behind closed doors...He's sus

[crab-is-the-ultimate-form]

WARNING | This is a PSA

Be on the lookout for the ANTI-CRAB.

Do not approach, suspected to be violent.

Has been reported to tempt humans into sacrilegious acts, such as consuming Crab meat.

It is believed that his mission is to prevent Crabtopia and instead incite Crabageddon.

We CANNOT,

I repeat,

CANNOT

Let

This

Happen.

I have spent very little time preaching the dangers of Crabageddon. I do not wish you all to be ruled by such fear, instead of love.

But it has come time to enlighten you.

Crabageddon is a future where Crab accepts none as allies, and rules the earth alone. This means the total annihilation of the human race, as well as known human allies such as dogs, cats, and domesticated rodents.

The victims of Crabageddon would be in the tens of billions.

Now you know the risks.

Keep an eye out for the ANTI-CRAB.

May the Crabs have mercy on us all.

This has been a PSA.

[zhwadevivree]

(via Never Be a Victim of Manipulation Again: A Practical Guide to Staying Safe)

[lightman2120]

Dark Days are here.

[willdoanythingfortacos]

America, we need to come together as one and pray... We must invite God back into everything we do as a nation... or the book of Revelation will be fulfilled sooner than later...

[watmalik]

Wolverine being a confirmed boy kisser by Hugh Jackman.

[yeslordmyking]

Galatians 6:7 — Today's Verse for Friday, June 7, 2024

[wisdomfish]

[hellspawnmotel]

cementing my place as the crossovers for no reason guy

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[liluglydudefromdetroit]

We should care though. He indicated that his father was getting 10% of a particular deal, and he threatened that his father (The current President of the United States of America) was with him at the time of conversation. Also says his father would be very upset of the deal took much longer, and then was paid $5 million dollars 9 days later. Face it, it's important. It was important when Ivanka was doing bullshit, it was important when Kushner was doing it, and it's important now.

Do not trust people that ignore crimes because someone on their team did it. They are not serious people.

[mightyishisname]

"But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them. Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, for I am with you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.” Jeremiah 46:27‭-‬28 NLT

I've been playing a newly released game these past few weeks quite heavily called Deceive Inc and have been absolutely loving it. Its in the extraction shooter genre and you basically go undercover as an NPC (non playable character) with 6 other players also who are undercover, all against each other, to achieve one goal; Extract the package. Now that you know a bit about the game, lets jump into the message.

We all have the mindset to make right decisions, but are they always correct? Course not, we make bad decisions too in life. One thing i catch myself being deceived by in this new game quite a bit is the fact that not all weird, odd, glitchy movements from NPC's are players. Like this ridiculously suspicious NPC I encountered just yesterday that i saw moving back and forth in a very strange way on-top of an umbrella. My first thought was he was a player who was legitimately stuck, so id put him out of his misery. Nothing in me told me i was wrong or could be wrong, i was 100% convinced that this NPC was in fact a player. By shooting my gun at this NPC, i also blow my own cover kind of like breaking out of a shell. So its very important to know when to shoot, and when to stay undercover.

It is wise to know what lies the enemy may be deceiving us with, weather it be an umbrella glitch or a NPC defying gravity, or just a random player walking past. In life, there are thieves in this world who hang around to steal your belongings, there are people who label themselves as your friend who only stick around as long as there are drugs in your pocket. Or the feeling of true love in a relationship can be deceived by a spirit of lust if tempted too much to do wrong things with each other. Its important to examine our decisions and not become affiliated with being deceived by people or satan or emotions. For us, Its super easy to blow our cover and become vulnerable, sometimes being vulnerable has its benefits. For Satan, he stays undercover, hiding yet still deceiving us behind a mask/cover that we dont recognize similar to the NPC's in Deceive Inc. He may even convince us to put cover on and hide too, this is where depression and loneliness come in to deceive us. The difference between God and Satan is obvious , but the armor given to us by each is much different. As Christians, we put on the armor of God and use the sword of the spirit (the word of God), while all Satan has is his mask and whole lotta super glue. Yes he is powerful, but we have a God who is much mightier then he is and can show us through prayer if we are being deceived by the evil one.

For myself I'll be honest, prayer has always been very hard for me, not because saying the prayer is hard, but hearing God's response. Sometimes we expect him to answer right away, but what I've been learning lately is that God works on his own time, that deceiving voice that says yes or no right away inside of my head is and has always been the enemy. We must not expect change or confirmation to happen right away because sometimes God SHOWS us the answer to our prayers instead, and only he can take the mask off Satans lies of deception in our lives through the power of prayer. To extract the package of truth and salvation, we must first give ourselves and our entire life to him, including our mask no matter how hard it is to get off our beautiful faces. If we trust in him to guide us in a walk to seek real truth and avoid false lies, we are setting ourselves up for success! We need not not blow our cover for satan and the world to see, but for God to see and for God to use our true selves for doing good. For he is who we find rest in and who we can rely on to save us from the clutches of the devil and his deceptional actions.

[ot3]

[ghostinthegallery]

Adding that Pariah Nexus does (potentially) have the element of attempted apotheosis, between Orikan and Szeras' goals of becoming energy beings. Lacking gods but seeking to become them, out of revenge and spite and desire to escape their cursed existences. All while fighting the ultimate Space Catholics

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[nervouspearl]

"Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment."