Matthew 23:1-12

1. We see the duty of distinguishing between the office of a false teacher and his example.
2. We see that inconsistency, ostentation, and love of pre-eminence, among professors of religion, are specially displeasing to Christ.
3. We see that Christians must never give to any man the titles and honors which are due to God alone and to His Christ.
4. We see that there is no grace which should distinguish the Christian so much as humility.

"Human nature would always rather lean on a visible minister, than an invisible Christ."

"He that would be great in the eyes of Christ, must aim at a totally different mark from that of the Pharisees. His aim must be, not so much to rule, as to serve the Church...The desire of the Pharisee was to receive honor, and to be called "master." The desire of the Christian must be to do good, and to give himself, and all that he has to the service of others. Truly this is a high standard, but a lower one must never content us."