Luke 12:1-2

Hypocrisy, what is it, and how do we live a life authentically without filtering it with the lies of the Pharisees. The biggest detriment to drawing others to the truth of the CHRIST is living a life that does not represent the life and teachings of JESUS. He lived on earth as a humble servant with deep compassion for all of His creation. The only commands that He gave us were to love GOD above any one or anything and to love others just like we love those closest to us. Between the religious right and the BODY OF CHRIST lies a deep chasm.

Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament giving us a new command to love our neighbors as ourself.

hypocrisy | həˈpäkrəsē |

noun (plural hypocrisies)

the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

authentic | ôˈTHen(t)ik | (abbreviation auth.)

adjective

1 of undisputed origin; genuine•• based on facts; accurate or reliable: an authentic depiction of the situation.

The Greek leaven refers to fermented dough that was mixed in with new dough and used as a rising agent. The small amount used in baking would permeate the entire batch of new dough. Leaven serves as an apt metaphor to describe the widespread effects of the Pharisees’ hypocritical teachings and actions. Faithlife Bible.

The corruption in view here is hypocrisy. Practicing hypocrisy is senseless because eventually all deeds—both good and evil—will be exposed. NKJ Bible.

Luke 12:1–2 (NKJV) 12 In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew 16:12 (NKJV)

¹² Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.