Reply #12: Matthew 6:6 [View All]

[Jack The Tab]

In Matthew 6:6, Christ states, "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

However, Christ is also dealing with a particular practice of the
Pharisees. They made a big show of praying so that everyone would know just how spiritual they were. They were proud and ostentatious in their prayers so that others would see them. That is, they took what should have been their private prayer life and made a public show of it so that others would be amazed at their spirituality.

>I got this description from a christian website. Amazing how well this fits todays modern fundies. perhaps we should start calling them Pharisees.