Did Jesus specifically address the Pharisees’ futile practice of their man-made religion?

Practically all of Matthew 6 continues with a hammering, point-by-point critique of the most visible traits of Pharisaism. Jesus was contrasting the religious exhibitionism of the Pharisees with the authentic faith He had described in the Beatitudes. Faith has its primary impact on the heart of the believer. The Pharisees’ religion, by contrast, was mainly for show, “to be seen” by others (Matthew 6:1). True saving faith inevitably produces good works, because it expresses itself in love (Galatians 5:6); but the superficial displays of “charity” in works-religion are not even truly charitable. Because Pharisee-style religion is motivated mainly by a craving for the praise of men, it is inherently self-aggrandizing, making it the very antithesis of authentic charity.