#11: 2 men come tumbling over the wall + Christian asks, ‘Where have you come from + where are you going?’ They answered: ‘From the land of Vain-glory (Futile Pride) + going to the Celestial City.’ ‘But why did you not come in at the gate?’ And so Formalist + Hypocrisy inadvertently expose their true identities by their excuses: ‘Keeping customs/traditions are just as valid; if we are in, we are in, what’s it matter which way we get in? And the only difference between us are the clothes some neighbour gave you to hide your nakedness. But Christian answered: ‘I walk by the rule of My Master, You walk by the rude workings of your fancies. You are but thieves. You come in by yourselves, without his direction and shall go out by yourselves, without his mercy.’ These 2 always travel together. Formalist seeks to present a pleasing external form/outward appearance that looks good on the outside, while Hypocrisy literally puts on a mask, as an ‘actor/stage-player’ presenting something he really isn’t; or even more sinister: ‘an interpreter from underneath’. Both are exposed by the truth that they didn’t come through the Gate-Door: faith in the Lord Jesus Christ-who He is + what He did. There are no shortcuts on this Way to Life. You either come through the Truth or you’re exposed for what you really are: a liar/robber/loser. Have you entered life through the Cross or are you still trusting to your own dead works? If so, you are a hypocrite for you will never be able to keep walking in your own righteousness. They will never save you!