Today's Religion

Introduction

This is a religious generation. America, like Jerusalem of old, is a religious nation.

• II Timothy 3:5ܒ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܓ:5 
• John 8:3-5ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ: 3 – 5 
• Matthew 15:7-9, 11, 14, 18ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:7 – 9،11،14،18

They sit in Moses’ seat (vs 1-2)ܥܲܠ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܹܐ ܝܬܸܒܼܠܘܿܢ

• Matthew 23:3-4ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:3 – 4 

What does it take to make one a preacher of God?ܟܪܘܙܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

• Call from God, Grace in the heart, and Message from Godܩܪܝܬܐ،ܫܦܩܬ،ܗܡܙܡܢ

They want to be seen of men (vs. 5)ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܚܸܙܝܹܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ

• When they fast – Matthew 6:16-17ܨܘܡܐ – ܡܬܝ ܘ:16 – 17 
• When they pray – Matthew 6:5-6ܨܠܘܬܐ – ܡܬܝ ܘ:5 –6 
• When they give – Matthew 6:2-4ܕܒܼܚܬܐ – ܡܬܝ ܘ:2 – 4 
• In feasts and Synagogues – Matthew 23:6-7ܟܢܘܫܬܐ – ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:6 – 7 
• Financial gain – Matthew 23:14ܩܢܝܬܐ – ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:14 

Neglected the weightier matters (vs. 23)ܫܒܼܸܩܠܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܖܹ̈ܐ (ܝܵܩܘܼܖܹ̈ܐ) ܕܢܵܡܘܼܣܵܐ

• Judgmentܕܝܼܘܵܢ
  • Hebrews 9:27ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܛ:27 
  • Romans 10:14ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝ:14 
  • Job 9:2ܐܝܘܒܼ ܛ:2 
  • Romans 8:1, 33-34ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:1،33 – 34 
• Mercyܪܚܡܐ
  • Exodus 33:19ܡܦܩܢܐ ܠܓ:19 
  • Matthew 9:13ܡܬܝ ܛ:13 
  • Psalm 51:1ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܐ:1 
• Faithܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ
  • Hebrews 11:6ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝܐ:6 
  • Galatians 5:22-23ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܗ:22 – 23 
  • Acts 16:31ܦܪܟܣܝܣܝܘ:31 

Conclusion  – John 20:31ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:31 

ܗܲܡܸܢܝܼܬܝܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܝܼܠܹܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܢܹܗ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ: ܘܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܗܘܼܡܸܢܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ: ܗܵܘܝܼ ܠܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܒܫܸܡܹܗ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ.