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AuntiBush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 03:47 PM
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4. GREEY, COVET, HYPOCRITE
Greediness: This is defined basically as "wanting more, more, more," as in "never having enough," and doing anything that's evil to get "it." One greed’s for many things, not necessarily money though not excluded, such as "power," or "covetousness," to name just a few. Interestingly, the word "covetousness" is the practice of "covet" meaning "a strong desire to want something, in a very wrongful manner," or "with an evil intent and purpose."

Covet: Relating to the above word "Greediness" was and certainly is still considered "sinful behavior" that "angers God." (Jos. 7) Mark, in the New Testament refers to the word "greed" as "avarice," or "one of the evils that defiles a man." (Mark 7:22). Pretty powerful words there, huh.

Hypocrite: "If one refers to Mt. 6:2, 5, 16, 7:5, 15:7 and in Lk 10:15 you'll find the definition as "one who performs;" "one who puts on a show for religious and/or in a ritualistic manner;" "to practice a form known as pastoral, or preaching."

Jesus, when describing the Pharisees and scribes he did so as "one who follows the law to the letter, but was blind to living its intention."
That's what a true "hypocrite" is.

Source: Me
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