Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who sees in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.Īnd in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.Īnd when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men.
Purdy Chapter 4: The Call to Secret Service (Matthew 6:1-18)īeware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Returning God's Call: The Challenge of Christian Livingīy John C.
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