SEPARATING THE SPIRITUAL FROM THE PHYSICAL
THE HIDDEN MEANING
INTRODUCTION
In these next scriptures, we at VAL-TE’ believe by acting like you don’t know any better, the manipulator shifts power, avoids responsibility, and controls the narrative under the disguise of making a harsh, unpleasant, or disappointing truth sound sweeter and more acceptable than it actually is. “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in Yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. ”Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.” “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.” “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’” “Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?” “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’” “Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.” “He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.” “And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.” “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. “Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!” “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.” “Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.” “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.” “Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, “and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’” “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.” Matthew 23: 13-31 NKJV
Biblical Word
NARCISSIST – For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Immanuel. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. 2 Corinthians 11: 13-15 NIV
Reference
2 Timothy 3: 12-13 – Everyone who wants to live a godly life in union with Immanuel will be persecuted; and evil persons and impostors will keep on going from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves. GNT
Significance
MANIPULATIVE INDIVIDUALS (People who have no moral compass, conscience, or sense of fair play, meaning they will lie, cheat, or take advantage of others to get what they want) – We at VAL-TE’ also believe means playing dumb or pretending they did nothing wrong, when they actually know they are at fault. A person who puts on a clever show of being naïve, inexperienced, or innocent while knowing what they are doing. In relationships, this is someone like a narcissist who showers you with charm, mirrors your hopes, and makes grand promises of a future just to hook you emotionally. A person who sells you a dream, is someone who delivers an illusion rather than reality.
