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MATTHEW 6:18 soi {A}
See the comment on ver. 4....
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Verse Matthew 6:18. _THY FATHER WHICH SEETH IN SECRET_] Let us not be
afraid that our hearts can be concealed from God; but let us fear lest
he perceive them to be more desirous of the praise of men t...
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BUT THOU WHEN THOU FASTEST, ANOINT ... - That is, appear as you do
daily. Do not assume any new appearance, or change your visage or
dress. The Jews and all neighboring nations were much in the habit...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The Better Righteousness.(Matthew 6:1 .) 2. Kept in the World;
Single-eyed; Trusting God.(Matthew 6:19 .)_
Our Lord said: “For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness
surpass th...
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THE FULFILLED LAW IN RELATION TO THE LIFE OF THE PHARISEES. Mt. only,
though the digression on Prayer (Matthew 6:7) has parallels in Lk.
MATTHEW 6:1 is a general warning; three aspects of the mechani...
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THE REWARD MOTIVE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Matthew 6:1-18)
When we study the opening verses of Matthew 6:1-34, we are
immediately confronted with one most important question-- What is the
place of the...
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When you fast, don't put on a sad face, as the hypocrites do, for they
disfigure their faces, so that all men may see that they are fasting.
This is the truth I tell you--they are paid in full. But wh...
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ΚΡΥΠΤΩ͂Ι is read for κρυφαίῳ from the occurrence of
the word in Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6....
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VER 17. "BUT THOU, WHEN THOU FASTEST, ANOINT THINE HEAD, AND WASH THY
FACE; 18. THAT THOU APPEAR NOT UNTO MEN TO FAST, BUT UNTO THY FATHER
WHICH IS IN SECRET: AND THY FATHER, WHICH SEETH IN SECRET, SH...
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_THE ACTIONS OF FASTING AND GIVING MATTHEW 6:16-21_ : Fasting is to be
seen only by God. God said, "When you fast." It seems that fasting is
expected among Christians, but not commanded for Christians...
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ΦΑΝΉΣ _aor. conj. pass. (dep.) от_ ΦΑΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G5316)
являться, показывать себя (BAGD). _Conj._ с
ΌΠΩΣ (G3704) употребляется в _прид._ цели.
_Отр._ ΜΉ (G3361) употреблено с _conj._, чтобы
предотвратить...
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DISCOURSE: 1320
DIRECTIONS RESPECTING FASTING
Matthew 6:16. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a
sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fas...
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ANOINT THINE HEAD— That is to say, "Affect nothing which is
uncommon; and, rather than put on a _sad countenance,_ which may shew
to all around you that you fast, _wash_, on the contrary, _your face,...
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D. THE MOTIVES OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN
(Matthew 6:1-18)
4. HIS MOTIVATION FOR FASTING. (Matthew 6:16-18)
TEXT: 6:16-18
16. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance:...
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That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is
in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly.
THAT THOU APPEAR NOT UNTO MEN TO FAST, BUT UNTO THY F...
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14-15 Compare Mar_11:25-26.
14 Forgiveness now is according to the riches of His grace (Eph_1:7),
not according to our forgiveness of others. The believers in Israel
failed at this point. Their forgi...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED)
1. God's approval, not man's, to be sought in all our actions. Jesus
does not say that we are to do good expecting no reward of any kind,
but that we are to look fo...
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SHALL REWARD THEE OPENLY] RV 'shall recompense thee.'
19-34. These vv. are not very closely connected, but they form a kind
of unity, and are printed as a single paragraph in RV. They deal with
excess...
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PRECEPTS FOR PRIVATE FASTS (not in St. Luke). Our Lord says nothing of
public fasts, because when every one else is fasting there is little
temptation to vainglory. In our Lord's time there were not m...
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THE EARTHLY TREASURE AND THE HEAVENLY TREASURE. When do we lay up
'treasure in heaven'? Whenever we give alms (Matthew 6:2), or pray
(Matthew 6:5), or fast (Matthew 6:16), to please God rather than ma...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 6
THE RIGHT WAY TO GIVE GIFTS 6:1-4
V1 ‘Be careful not to show how good you are in front of other
people. Do not do your good works...
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CHAPTER 7
The Gospel of the Kingdom
("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1
IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon
on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
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_Fasting_....
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HOW TO PRAY AND HOW TO FAST
Matthew 6:9-18
This might more fitly be termed the “disciples' prayer.” As we
tread its stately aisles, we cannot but think of the myriads who have
stood on the same pavem...
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In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word
"righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost
unanimously, by the great editors and critics" (Morrison). This is a
statemen...
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CHAPTER 16
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to
spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over
it, and visiting the places of...
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That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in
secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly.
We have our LORD'S direction in these verses concerning...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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This discourse gives the principles of the kingdom, but supposes the
rejection of the King, and the position into which this would bring
those that were His; who consequently must look for a heavenly...
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THAT THOU APPEAR NOT UNTO MEN TO FAST,.... Which is just the reverse
of the hypocrites, the Scribes and Pharisees; and quite contrary to
the customs of the Jews, who when they fasted, particularly on...
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That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in
secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly.
Ver 18. _That thou appear not unto men to fast, &c._] H...
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_When ye fast_ Our Lord does not enjoin either fasting, alms-deeds, or
prayer, all these being duties which were before fully established in
the Church of God. _Be not as the hypocrites_, &c. Do not f...
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THAT THOU APPEAR NOT UNTO MEN TO FAST, BUT UNTO THY FATHER WHICH IS IN
SECRET; AND THY FATHER, WHICH SEETH IN SECRET, SHALL REWARD THEE
OPENLY.
Again the Lord emphasizes the contrast. A mere outward s...
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The proper method of fasting:...
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Verse 1 warns against practicing righteousness (margin) before men to
attract their attention. This is self-righteousness, a mere show. How
can we expect the Father to reward what we do merely to impr...
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16-18 Religious fasting is a duty required of the disciples of Christ,
but it is not so much a duty itself, as a means to dispose us for
other duties. Fasting is the humbling of the soul, Psalms 35:13...
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Ver. 16-18. Our Saviour in these words returns to his former work, to
caution his disciples against hypocrisy, vain glory, and ostentation
in their religious duties, the doing them to be seen of men....
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But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face,
That you be not seen of men to fast,
But of your Father who is in secret,
And your Father, who sees in secret, will recompense you.”
So...
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THE CORRECT APPROACH TO FASTING (6:16-18).
The idea of fasting in Israel was that of expressing repentance for
sin (Nehemiah 9:1; Jonah 3:5); or of revealing grief (2 Samuel 1:12;...
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THEIR RELIGIOUS EXERCISES ARE TO BE KNOWN ONLY TO THE FATHER AND NOT
TO MEN (6:1-18).
We will now, therefore, initially consider together the first four
passages which deal with their religious behavi...
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Our Lord passes from moral to religious duties, enjoining a
‘righteousness' (Matthew 6:1), which exceeds that of the scribes and
Pharisees (‘hypocrites'), and has regard to the character of our
‘Fathe...
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GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding
of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on
earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
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Matthew 6:16-18. Third Example _(Fasting)._...
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Matthew 6:18. THAT THOU APPEAR NOT, etc. The usual preparations would
leave men unaware that the disciple was fasting, but God, with
reference to whom all these duties are performed, sees and rewards....
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IN SECRET
(εν τω κρυφαιω). Here as in Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6 the
Textus Receptus adds εν τω φανερω (openly), but it is not
genuine. The word κρυφαιος is here alone in the New Testament,
but occur...
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Matthew 6:16
Let us ask what is the use of fasting, for so we shall best come to
understand the true methods and degrees of fasting. All bodily
discipline, all voluntary abstinence from pleasure of wh...
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Matthew 6:5. _And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men._
We oug...
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Matthew 6:1. _Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be
seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven._
The motive which leads a man to give, will form the tr...
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CONTENTS: Sermon on the Mount, continued. Formalism condemned. The new
revelation of prayer (disciples prayer). The law of riches. Cure of
anxiety.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus.
CONCLUSION: True relationsh...
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Matthew 6:1. _Take heed that ye do not your alms before men._ It is a
dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old
copies had righteousness. Chrysostom in one place has righteous...
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16-18.
AND WHEN YOU FAST. This is the third example of the right and wrong
way of doing religious duties. The same principle of avoiding a "show
off" attitude applies here. Fasting can be useful, but...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 6:16 Various kinds of fasts were practiced
in OT times, though the law required only one fast a year, on the Day
of Atonement. (Fasting is probably implied by the command to
“a...
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CHAPTER 6
_Take heed_. &c. Instead of _alms_, some Greek Codices read
_δικαιοσύνην, righteousness_, or _justice._ This is the
reading of the Syriac and the Latin Vulgate. The Complutensian, Royal,
and...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 6:1. ALMS.—_Righteousness_ (R.V.) is probably correct and
shows the connection between this chapter and the preceding, better
than “alms.” In ch. Matthew 5:20, the disciples a...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 6:1
_The_ _relation of our Lord and his disciples to the religion of the
day _(_continued_);_ vide _Matthew 5:17, note. (_b_) Our Lord turns
from cases which could be directly dedu...
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Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the
section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on
the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on th...
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1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 2:13; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 5:9;...