We have all kinds of excuses for sin. We blame it on our parents. On our friends. On our community, church, entertainment… The list goes on and on. But one of the most insidious and increasingly frequent excuses for sinful behavior goes like this: It’s just who I am. This works for everything. Homosexual? I…
To the modern Christian, the word ‘Pharisee’ seems no more than a biblical synonym for a self-righteous hypocrite. When we think of Pharisees, we tend to think of pretentiousness, pride, and judgmentalism. We think this way because we have the benefit of seeing the Pharisees through the eyes of Jesus. But that benefit diminishes greatly…