Seen by Men or Seen by the Father: Fasting Without Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:16–18)
Deep Dive into Seen by Men or Seen by the Father: Fasting Without Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:16–18)Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6 targets the spiritual disease of hypocrisy, defined as religion as performance. This vice, derived from the Greek word hypokritēs (actor), can infect the three primary religious duties: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. The fundamental issue is not the practice itself, but the audience and the motivation behind it.Two audiences exist: people (the crowd) and the Father. The hypocrite’s primary goal is to be "seen by them," turning devotion into "theater" and receiving the…
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