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In this discussion, Steve Gregg examines Jesus' critique of the Pharisees, focusing on their externalism and lack of right priorities in religious practice. Jesus warns the scribes and Pharisees of their hypocrisy, greed, and complicity in the persecution of prophets, predicting the impending destruction of the temple and the need for internal conformity to God's will. The metaphor of the whitewashed tomb illustrates how the Pharisees appeared clean on the outside but were defiled within. Ultimately, Steve Gregg highlights the importance of humility and inward transformation as the true markers of faithful adherence to God's will.
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