http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/ Thoughts on faith and culture from the community of NewLife Christian Fellowship, Glastonbury, CT Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-973 michael Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:36:31 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-973 we had a post recently titled "you might be a pharisee"...the responses we rather funny. we had a post recently titled “you might be a pharisee”…the responses we rather funny.

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Michael Bush Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:41:43 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-964 For those of you interested in more on this, I would recommend an audio-visual take on this issue in the NOOMA film series, one entitled "Sunday." A link: http://www.nooma.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=277 For those of you interested in more on this, I would recommend an audio-visual take on this issue in the NOOMA film series, one entitled “Sunday.” A link: http://www.nooma.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=277

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Rosalie Young Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:38:28 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-872 Thanks Eric for the vivid reminder to your readers to check the attitude of our own hearts. Thanks Eric for the vivid reminder to your readers to check the attitude of our own hearts.

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Eric Stillman Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:42:58 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-822 Thanks Mat... it's hard to be Christ-like without trying to be the Christ, if that makes any sense. I want to be like Him, but let Him do the things that only He should do, like be the ultimate Judge of right and wrong. Thanks Mat… it’s hard to be Christ-like without trying to be the Christ, if that makes any sense. I want to be like Him, but let Him do the things that only He should do, like be the ultimate Judge of right and wrong.

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Mat Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:38:03 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-821 Great post Eric. I think that it's nearly impossible to teach others spiritual things and have them NOT be Pharisees. Jesus issue isn't so much with the "sinners," loving them while hating their sin. His biggest issue was with religious people. It is a difficult thing to both model the humility required of Christ-followers and also passionately attack this Pharisaic tendency to "shut the door" (I love how you highlight that passage). Great post Eric. I think that it’s nearly impossible to teach others spiritual things and have them NOT be Pharisees. Jesus issue isn’t so much with the “sinners,” loving them while hating their sin. His biggest issue was with religious people. It is a difficult thing to both model the humility required of Christ-followers and also passionately attack this Pharisaic tendency to “shut the door” (I love how you highlight that passage).

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Eric Stillman Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:51:57 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-813 Thanks Rob - I think we can offer the stern warning without shutting the door to the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. Just because we challenge someone doesn't mean we are passing judgment on their salvation or their right to God's throne of grace. I think the challenge to us is to not be the ones deciding who deserves access to God. As for loving the sinner/hating the sin, check out Scot McKnight's words at http://www.jesuscreed.org/index.php?s=love+the+sinner for a good treatment of that dilemma. Thanks Rob – I think we can offer the stern warning without shutting the door to the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. Just because we challenge someone doesn’t mean we are passing judgment on their salvation or their right to God’s throne of grace. I think the challenge to us is to not be the ones deciding who deserves access to God. As for loving the sinner/hating the sin, check out Scot McKnight’s words at http://www.jesuscreed.org/index.php?s=love+the+sinner for a good treatment of that dilemma.

]]> http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Rob Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:06:42 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2007/07/10/kill-the-pharisee-within-us/#comment-808 You are completely right about the pharisee within us. Jesus didn't go after the tax collector or prostitute, but He really took it to the teachers of the law. And how well we play the pharisitical role today!!!! I just struggle with the balance, how do can you love the person but hate the sin... do as Jesus did, but still offer the stern warning (John 5:14)... You are completely right about the pharisee within us. Jesus didn’t go after the tax collector or prostitute, but He really took it to the teachers of the law. And how well we play the pharisitical role today!!!! I just struggle with the balance, how do can you love the person but hate the sin… do as Jesus did, but still offer the stern warning (John 5:14)…

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