HYPOCRISY--our greatest fault

So, I've been reading Matthew... it's a hard read for churchy Christians. I see myself in the mirror that is the Bible (James 1:23-25). Jesus slams the Pharisees and Sadducees so many times and I see so much of them in the modern church. They "bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders" and "all their works they do to be seen by men" (Matthew 23:4-5).

This seems like so many churches today: demanding things of people that are silly. For instance, that we need to dress a certain way, even speak a certain way, or play a certain kind of music in church, etc.

Matthew 23 is basically Jesus calling the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Scribes on their hypocrisy. How is it the church still acts like the Pharisees, but doesn't see that it does? Jesus Christ Himself condemns this attitude and action. We need to read our Bibles!