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Blasphemous Religious Pride

Matthew 23:5-12

'Everything they do is done for people to see: they make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honour at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the market-places and to be called "Rabbi" by others. 'But you are not to be called "Rabbi", for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth "father", for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (NIVUK)

When Jesus exposed the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, He was not just rebuking error; He was also training the disciples to have a different heart and ambition when they became church leaders (1 Peter 5:1-4). Enlarging on His teaching against hypocrisy (Matthew 6:1-18), Jesus explained that the Pharisees’ motivation was pride. They were desperate for people to admire them, and used their supposed 'holiness' and honoured public status to foster that hunger for approval. Along with their status went the power to control people.