Hi kohelet....did you ever have a chance to see Rob's video describing where he talks about the religious and political spirit? As Jesus said.." Beware of the leaven of the pharisses and Saducees and the leaven of Herod " This may help in understanding where he is coming from. I still wouldn't lump myself into what he said when describing the religious spirit..
Just because you don't share the same views does not mean that you are going to "act" like some that do go against it in a malicious way. Again..if I didn't do any of those things..I would not "put" myself in the same boat as the type of people being discussed.
But that is just me.....
When I first started to get understanding in this - I didn't take things being said personally because I wasn't getting or even agreeing with what was being said.
I read the passages you highlighted and I cannot see why someone would be offended by them..but everyone is different I guess. If I was guilty of any of those things Rob talks about..then I would be offended and take it personal for sure.
IS it possible you are "projecting"?...or maybe you take it as a personal offense against you and that is fine....then if the words offended someone then they would not appear to be gracious at all....that I agree with for sure...everyone has a different make-up...and are entitled to think in whatever way they want about things.
There are a lot of people that are wondering about all this "grace stuff"...and they come at it in a different attitude then the people that Rob was describing. Those are 2 different mindsets.
God bless you and have a great night!
Below is the video I was talking about if interested...
https://vimeo.com/11804054