Are you a modern day Pharisee?

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Ariel82

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Examine your own hearts and ask God to help us all to tear down anything that wars against His knowledge.

12 Signs You Are A Modern-Day Pharisee – Frank Powell

1.) You believe showing up for worship every Sunday makes you right with God.
2.) You spend more time talking about what you are against, not what you are for.
3.) You believe God actually needs you.
4.) You don’t repent of sin…you don’t have any “serious” sin to repent of.
5.) You make every issue black and white.
6.) You would never condone homosexuality or fornication…but have no problem watching movies that do
7.) Your salvation is based on your works, not on Jesus.
8.) You read the Bible to substantiate your convictions, not to be shaped into God’s image
9.) You believe outsiders should conform to a certain lifestyle before they are accepted as “Christian.”
10.) You don’t know the difference between a convert and a transfer.
11.) All of your Christian friends look and act just like you do.
12.) If someone tries to rebuke you, you get angry and offended.
 
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One sign you're probably a modern day Pharisee --
1. If you don't worry you might be a Pharisee.
 
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psalm6819

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13.). You have been specially selected no choice involved.
 
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Ariel82

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"Us all"

Mmm some folks have a reading comprehension problem.
 

Blain

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Umm but I really don't what the difference between a convert and a transfer is.......
 
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13.). You have been specially selected no choice involved.
This sounds like another misinformed attempt to slam Reformed theology...Reformed theology doesn't teach that the person has no choice. It teaches that God changes the nature so the person chooses Him.

I think that God is not pleased when people KNOWINGLY attempt to slam another group of people with propaganda.
 
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Ariel82

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Umm but I really don't what the difference between a convert and a transfer is.......
Did you read the article? I just posted the key points.

Basically it's says you are more concerned with filling church seats and getting tithes than if souls actually believe in Jesus and are saved.
 

DiscipleDave

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Examine your own hearts and ask God to help us all to tear down anything that wars against His knowledge.

12 Signs You Are A Modern-Day Pharisee – Frank Powell
To me a Modern Day Pharisee, is someone who claims that Jesus is their Lord, yet they continually obey His enemy, and that on a daily basis. To me they are those who claim to be on the narrow and difficult path that leads to life everlasting but are actually on the broad and wide path that leads to destruction. They claim with their mouths they are Saved, but their deeds are as evil as the Heathens. They claim Jesus is their LORD, but help nobody in need. They claim to be Christians but can't wait to look upon evil people committing evil acts with each other via porn.

Talked to a woman one time who worked at Adams Mark Hotel, she told me When the Promise Keepers are in town (Men only seminars) that they have more Porn rentals during that time then they do all year long combined. Christian men without their wives in the hotel - Going to Promise Keepers during the day, and viewing satan's TV at night.

Modern Day Pharisees are those who tell another it is wrong to commit ___________ that is sinful, all the while they commit ___________ (sinful) continually without ceasing.
Modern Day Pharisees do not cease from their wicked activities (sinful deeds) they excuse them, and they excuse them by using the Blood of the Lord, and using Grace as their scapegoat. As if because they think they are covered by them, they can continue to sin without any consequences of their actions, they Pharisees will not escape His wrath. How would you feel if someone who claims to LOVE YOU, willingly obeys your solemn enemy, and do that continually?
Modern Day Pharisees, don't believe they have to get rid of the sin that so easily besets them, as Scriptures plainly teaches us to DO.
Modern Day Pharisees are hearers of the Word, NOT DOERS of the Word. Hopefully none of you who are reading this is a Modern Day Pharisee, because it will be them who will weep and gnash their teeth when God's Wrath comes upon this earth and they will be left behind. Not that is YOUR fate. Repent, turn from your wicked things that you do, cease from them, Turn to Jesus for His Strength and Power to overcome every single temptation that comes upon you, He will help you. But Modern Day Pharisees, do NOT seek his help, they would rather commit the sin and then use the thought of Grace and the Blood of Jesus to excuse that sin, ANYTHING as long as they don't have to stop doing what they love. Every sin a person does willingly, they love to commit. There is no sin that you do that you can't cease from, the question then is, WHY are you not ceasing from them, that is the question you need to be asking yourself, WHY are you not ceasing from it? Be prepared to answer for yourself when Jesus asks you "Why did you not seek ME, to turn away from that sin? Why?"

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††† In His Holy and Precious Name, Jesus Christ †††

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psalm6819

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"Us all"

Mmm some folks have a reading comprehension problem.
Really? Some people believe thier works have nothing to do with thier salvation, in fact they have nothing to do with their salvation.

Like the Pharisees, an entitlement.
 

Blain

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Did you read the article? I just posted the key points.

Basically it's says you are more concerned with filling church seats and getting tithes than if souls actually believe in Jesus and are saved.
Honestly no I didn't read the article but i was also just being silly as I highly doubt I am a Pharisee. i am however a hypocrite because often times I need to learn to take my own advice
 
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psalm6819

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Lol what ya "reformed" was the Bible.
 

Blain

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The Pharisee vs the true Christian how to know the difference- simply consider the difference between a Christian by title and a Christian by heart
 
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Ariel82

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Really? Some people believe thier works have nothing to do with thier salvation, in fact they have nothing to do with their salvation.

Like the Pharisees, an entitlement.
Salvation is by grace thru faith in Christ and His saving work on the cross.

Works are the fruit not the root of salvation.

Again it falls under number 7 because the Pharisees thought keeping the Law would win them a spot in heaven.

Some believed you can inherit salvation from their parents and claimed Abraham or God as their foreFathers,but Jesus looked at the heart.

If someone is not born again by the Holy Spirit, then THEY are Not God's child.
.this can only be done If their foundation is in Christ alone.
 
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Ariel82

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Honestly no I didn't read the article but i was also just being silly as I highly doubt I am a Pharisee. i am however a hypocrite because often times I need to learn to take my own advice
Yeah sometimes I think God puts words in our heart. We speak them out and then realize that it's God trying to convict us of something.

I believe the difference is God's children recognize the need for daily repentance and striving to conform our mind to God's will.

There is a reason why the Bible says pride goes before destruction and warns of a haughty spirit.

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Proverbs 16:18 ►
New International Version
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

New Living Translation
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

English Standard Version
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

New American Standard Bible
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

King James Bible
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
 
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Ariel82

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...Reformed theology doesn't teach that the person has no choice. It teaches that God changes the nature so the person chooses Him.
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Reformed Theology teaches the doctrine of total depravity where the sin of Adam is imputed on humanity.
Some say that people no longer have a light or breath of life from God. The belief is that folks have free will but their nature and the sinful environment causes them to sin.

The only way humans are able to over come their human nature towards selfishness, idolary and sin is through the grace of God working on their lives to draw them towards Him.

In addition it teaches that it is by grace of God alone that people are saved. Election is not based upon merit but only up on the will of God.

Is that a correct summary of Reformed doctrine of free will, total depravity and election?
 
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A modern Day Pharisee always has to ask how and why a person was made whole by Jesus. Just like their counter parts did all through the 4 Gospels.
 

Johnny_B

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13.). You have been specially selected no choice involved.
Can you explain, how something selected has no choice involved? By definition, selection, is a choice based on a quality that is seen in the object being selected.
 
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Examine your own hearts and ask God to help us all to tear down anything that wars against His knowledge.

12 Signs You Are A Modern-Day Pharisee – Frank Powell

The main issue with the pharisees is that they would not believe the Word of Jesus. its why they continually looked to accuse Him of a sin of death in order to crucify Him. the pharisees identifying Mark

they Hear Jesus words and respond " thy record is not true" The disputed most anything He said really just listening to Him to look for a way to pin a crime on Him , and askied Him questions in order to trap Him somehow, they hated what He was saying.
 

p_rehbein

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Number 9 there..............I do think they should conform to the Christian lifestyle AFTER they give their lives to Christ. Is that ok, or am I Pharisee for that?

Number 12 there........does it matter who it is doing the rebuking? I mean, if I am being rebuked by someone for not believing what they are teaching because I believe it to be completely unBiblical, is that ok? Now, I don't usually get all "knuckle up 'n' go head to head" right away, but IF they continue with their junk.........well..........don't start nuttin, there won't be nuttin as we say.......

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