The word that Jesus used for “hypocrite” is the same word for “actor.” He encourages us to stop acting, stop pretending, and to be genuine people. Do not put on a show, acting one way in front of people but another when in private. This is not to say that we use this encouragement to publicly put on display our ugliness. Be genuine, but be genuinely energetic about a life that contributes real goodness.
“Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.” Jesus Conversations Within” ts 8/24/2020
