It Is Written: The Chair of Moses | Matthew 23:1-4
ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church · Carlos Montijo
January 25, 2026
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="sermon-speaker"><span class="sermon-listing-detail"><strong>Lord's Day:</strong> January 25, 2025 <strong>Preacher:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo" rel="p-19307">Carlos Montijo</a> </span></span><span class="sermon-series"><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/it-is-written:-scripture-alone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It Is Written: Scripture Alone</a></span> <span class="sermon-topic"><strong>Topic:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/authority" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Authority</a> </span><span class="sermon-verse"><strong>Scripture: </strong>Matthew 23:1–4; Luke 4:16–21; Exodus 18:13–26; Deuteronomy 1:11–18; Ezra 10:1–6, 10–12; Nehemiah 13:23–30; Matthew 7:29; John 8:14–15, 19; 1 John 2:23; John 9:39–41; Mark 7:13</span></p> <p><sup>2</sup>“The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; <sup>3</sup>therefore all that they tell you, do and keep, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say <em>things</em> and do not do <em>them</em>." Matthew 23:2–3</p> <ul> <li>Jesus rebukes the scribes and Pharisees, who do not practice what they preach, insofar as what they preach/teach actually agrees with Moses and the prophets, the sacred Scriptures, the written Word of God.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>I. </strong>The <em>kathedra</em> of Moses</h4> <ul> <li>Moses’ seat is not some extrabiblical, “infallible” tradition or authority that is outside of or independent of what is written by God.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>II. </strong>What saith the Scriptures?</h4> <ul> <li>Exodus 18:13–26, Deuteronomy 1:11–18, Ezra 10:1–6, 10–12, Nehemiah 13:23–30</li> </ul> <h4><strong>III. </strong>God <em>always</em> requires His leaders to be called and qualified, without hypocrisy.</h4> <ul> <li>Both <em>then</em>, in Israel (kings, scribes, priests, prophets, judges, etc.), and <em>now</em>, in the church (pastors, elders, teachers, etc.)</li> <li>Pharisees and Sadducees emerged, and seated themselves in the authoritative teaching chair of Moses (Matt. 23:2-3)—but, were they actually called and qualified by God to do so?</li> <li>The scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees were denounced by Christ as hypocritical, unbiblical usurpers and abusers of authority.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>We meet on Sundays for worship at 10:00am:</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/">ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church</a></strong><br />4712 Montana Ave <br />El Paso, Texas 79903</li> </ul> <p><strong>Contact us at:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>web:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/">ThornCrownCovenant.Church</a><br /><strong>call/text:</strong> (915) 843-8088<br /><strong>email: </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> </ul> <p>Scripture quotations marked LSB are from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. <a href="http://lsbible.org/">LSBible.org</a> and <a href="http://316publishing.com/">316publishing.com</a></p>