WEDNESDAY- 21^st WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -B

I Reading: 2Thessalonians 3:6-10. 16-18: Let no one have any food if he refuses to do any work.

Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32: You are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

The Eight Accusations against False Religionists, Mt 23:27-32

1. False religionists disguise inner decay (v.27-28)

a. Illustration: They are like white tombs

1) outward: appear clean and beautiful

2) inward: full death and uncleanness

b. their wrong

1) outward: appear righteous

2) inward: full of hypocrisy and wickedness

2. False religionists pride themselves in a godly heritage (v.29-33)

a. honour the relics of the past

b. denounce the former abuses

c. pride themselves in being better: would not have committed such sins

d. testify against themselves (by rejecting Christ)

1) show themselves to be descendants of murderers

2) fill up the father’s cup of murder

e. result: have become snakes, vipers-doomed to hell

Thought: False religion is the most beautiful and deadly tomb among people. It leads to the eternal death of people’s spirit.

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