You Might Be a Pharisee If... - Page 3

Sam · #21 02-10-2011, 04:56 PM

You might be a Pharisee if
You can name all the Books of the Bible
but
you can't name one poor or homeless person you have helped.

Sam · #22 02-10-2011, 04:57 PM

You might be a Pharisee if...
you have been to church regularly over the past few weeks
but
you have not been to a hospital, jail, homeless shelter, or nursing home to minister to someone.

Sam · #23 02-10-2011, 04:58 PM

You might be a Pharisee if
you signed the AS
but crossed your fingers while doing it

or

You might be a Pharisee if
you signed the AS
and believed in every jot and tittle that it stands for

Socialite · #24 02-10-2011, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam

You might be a Pharisee if...
you have been to church regularly over the past few weeks
but
you have not been to a hospital, jail, homeless shelter, or nursing home to minister to someone.

Or your neighbors house.

Socialite · #25 02-10-2011, 05:01 PM

Quote:

19. A Pharisee can’t live or be saved by faith, that would take away the Pharisees glory and place that glory on Christ. Matthew 12:38-42

Reflecting on this one.

BeenThinkin · #26 02-10-2011, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Did the Pharisees have any righteousness?

The Bible implies that they had some, for it says, "except your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees"

THoughts?

Could it be that the Pharisee started out right and then began to add to! and add to! and add to! like a lot of people do today.

It seemed to me like Old Time Pentecostals maybe started off right and then entered into a realm of seeing "what else can I preach against!" as if it made them holier and holier when they preached "against" more and more!

Don't want to sound critical but too much time was spent preaching against everything, instead of preaching about the good things of God and not our own goodness.

The Gospel is a positive message not a negative one! If we get the positive right..."GRACE" .... well it will all be right!

Been Thinkin

Sam · #27 02-10-2011, 05:09 PM

Jesus said, except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:20)

This is part of what we call "the sermon on the mount." In it He mentioned several "rules/commandments" of God and several deeds of righteousness and acts of charity and devotion which are part of the lives of His followers. But, He emphasized that the "good stuff" His people do comes from a righteousness within and is not something we put on or impose on ourselves.

The Apostle Paul contrasted the two righteousness in Romans 10:2-4.

When you invite Jesus into your life, He comes in and you receive not only salvation and a new life, you receive the righteousness of Christ and also His holiness and you become righteous and holy enough to enter Heaven.

As the song says, we are "faultless to stand before His throne, dressed in His righteousness alone."