7:21-23)
Greed
Then there is greed. Jesus condemned the teachers of the law for taking advantage of widows: “They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely.” (Mark 12:40)
Likewise, he denounced the Pharisees for being full of greed and wickedness. (Luke 11:39) Then he warns us: “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15)
Paul says plainly: The greedy do not inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:10) Paul continues to caution us against greed. See Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Ephesians 5:3 and 5:5.
And the writer of Hebrews puts it simply: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.” (Hebrews 13:5)
Hatred
Closely related to anger is hatred. Paul puts us on notice: Hatred is an act of the sinful nature. Those who hate will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
John compares hatred to darkness. “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.” (1 John 2:9) And he repeats his injunction: “Whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.” (1 John 2:11)
Hypocrisy
If we go by the number of times Jesus condemned a particular sin, he must have despised hypocrisy more than any other sin. Perhaps he saw more hypocrisy than anything else. We know it’s an easy enough trap to fall into. Hence we have numerous warnings.