![]() ![]() We may act differently or more spiritual around our Christian friends than around unbelievers.A husband may remind his wife of all the chores he has done and make loud noises while washing dishes or doing laundry so that she will be sure to notice he is helping out.A cook may try to draw attention to his/her cooking to get compliments from the people he/she cooked for.People serving in church may want “front and center” roles like singing in the choir (not all people doing this want attention, but some do.).Employees may work harder while the boss is in the office or in the room.Man’s own righteousness (which is not real righteousness) seeks to get something in return and seeks to attract attention to itself and say “Look how good I am.” Here are some of the things which we may do in front of others to get recognition. Without God, if people even do good deeds, generally the motivation for those good deeds is a selfish motivation. Notice also that Jesus calls this “your righteousness.” This is the type of righteousness people can achieve on their own. Our motivation should not be to get the attention of people. Verse 1 – We are not to do good works out of a motivation for other people to see those good works and praise us for what we have done. John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave us His only begotten Son. Proverbs 21:26 – The righteous gives and does not hold back. Proverbs 3:7 – Do not withhold good when it is in your power to do it. Philippians 4:19 – God will supply all of your needs.ĭeuteronomy 16:17 – Give as God has given to you.ġ Chronicles 29:9 – They offered to God with a whole heart. What does it mean to not “let your left hand know what your right hand is doing?’ Is it possible to always hide all of the good things we do? Is it necessary? What is the principle we need to learn from this?Ģ Corinthians 9:6-7 – He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly.Īcts 20:35 – It is more blessed to give than to receive. Why does Jesus call these people hypocrites? What are some ways people may try to draw attention to their good works akin to “announcing with trumpets?” Why would such a person receive no reward from God? Isn’t the action of giving to the needy the most important? Why would people intentionally do good deeds in front of others? What are some examples of things we might do in front of others in order to get recognition? Are there any examples in the Bible of people who did this? How can we “be careful” about this? (Evaluate our own motivations? ![]()
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