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"The word hypocrite ultimately came into English from the Greek word hypokrites, which means “an actor” or “a stage player.” The Greek word itself is a compound noun: it’s made up of two Greek words that literally translate as “an interpreter from underneath.”
That bizarre compound makes more sense when you know that the actors in ancient Greek theatre wore large masks to mark which character they were playing, and so they interpreted the story from underneath their masks.
The Greek word took on an extended meaning to refer to any person who was wearing a figurative mask and pretending to be someone or something they were not. This sense was taken into medieval French and then into English, where it showed up with its earlier spelling, hypocrite, in 13th-century religious texts to refer to someone who pretends to be morally good or pious in order to deceive others. (Hypocrite gained its initial h- by the 16th century.)
The sort equal way of saying it was play acting – a play actor was a hypocrite
There’s aways a bit of play acting. You know not really showing what’s going on. Maybe at school, work and as we heard in the Bible passage definitely in church. Sometimes you just gotta do it. If the household needs you to be do something you don’t enjoy, you might play the role just get it done.
Perhaps at work you haven’t got time to go into long and serious discussions so when asked you say I’m fine. Then you wait until you’re with someone you can talk to.
We play act at church all the time I reckon. By smiling and saying G’day to someone we actually think ill of."
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LIFE WITH JESUS #4 - ”REST: The Heart of Jesus” (Matthew 11:28-30)
LIFE WITH JESUS #3 - ”Belong: Friend of Sinners” (John 15:13-17, John 13:34-35)
LIFE WITH JESUS #2 - ”Belong: What Belonging Looks Like” (Matthew 9:9-13; Philippians 2:2-5)
LIFE WITH JESUS #1 - ”You Belong” (Rom 8:14-17; 1 Cor 12:12-27; Eph 2:19-22)
CHARACTER OF GOD #3 - ”Just & Merciful” (Psalm 96)
CHARACTER OF GOD #2 - ”Trustworthy in dark times” (Psalm 42-43)
CHARACTER OF GOD #1 - ”Compassion and forgiveness” (Psalm 51)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #9 Cross shaped hope (1 Corinthians 15:12-58)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #8 Cross shaped gifts part 2 (1 Corinthians 14:1-40)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #7 ”The Gifts Part 1” (1 Corinthians 12 & 13)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #6 - ”Cross Shaped Church” (1 Cor 11:2-29)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #5 - ”Cross Shaped Freedom” (1 Cor 8:1-12; 9:19-23)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #4 - ”Cross Shaped Relationships” (1 Cor 6:1-20)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #3 - ”Cross Shaped Leadership” (1 Cor 3:1-23)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #2 - ”Cross Shaped Wisdom” (1 Cor 2:6-16)
FIRST CORINTHIANS #1 - ”Cross Shaped Unity” (1 Cor 1:1-2:5)
ONE OFF TALK - ”God Achieves Good” (Genesis 50:15-21)
THE KING & HIS KINGDOM #12 - ”Crucified King” (Matthew 27:27-54)
THE KING & HIS KINGDOM #11 - ”The King On Trial” (Matthew 26:57-75)
THE KING & HIS KINGDOM #10 - ”The King’s Judgement” (Matthew 25:31-46)
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