tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post112740922362809038..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: Who's the Pharisee Now!?wellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1127858342558655442005-09-27T17:59:00.000-04:002005-09-27T17:59:00.000-04:00there is a big difference between being saved and ...there is a big difference between being saved and being where and who God wants you to be. I love what Kris said about having a pharisee attitude toward a pharisee type person.<BR/>I like pastor art's beatle reference, but I think he meant the "fool" on the hill...Arthur Brokop IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347223269423770913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1127528214212761012005-09-23T22:16:00.000-04:002005-09-23T22:16:00.000-04:00It is uncomfortable being uncomfortable. I think t...It is uncomfortable being uncomfortable. I think that we all want to get into our comfy chair and settle there. I told my husband a bit ago that I thought that on Sunday I would share a bit about PRIDE. I mentioned that whatever we say or do that (whether fear or whatever) puts us in a postition of being about "me" is PRIDE--the root of all sin being pride. You have given much to think on.IMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267268485213020773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1127512027271720052005-09-23T17:47:00.000-04:002005-09-23T17:47:00.000-04:00Its a struggle in my life to keep from having a ph...Its a struggle in my life to keep from having a pharisee like attitude toward a pharisee like person.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550677503244754888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1127511069347342622005-09-23T17:31:00.000-04:002005-09-23T17:31:00.000-04:00I experienced a significant revelation through thi...I experienced a significant revelation through this. I always automatically thought of myself as the man who admits he was a sinner. After contemplating this parable, you're right, I realized that although I can often identify with that role, I am more often the Pharisee. I measure my "walk to Godliness" by my distance from those who have not "followed the rules" as well as I have. It will be a tough discipline to refrain from judging other believers and their position on the road, as I determine it to be. Their place versus mine is none of my business. Now let's see if I can apply it to my daily life! Thank you Wes!Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185093436164539262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1127442975824546332005-09-22T22:36:00.000-04:002005-09-22T22:36:00.000-04:00This is a really good point-- a great reminder. W...This is a really good point-- a great reminder. What if er took it even farther and said not only I am justified freely from the comparison with others but also I am totally okay with God ONLY because of my honesty about my spiritual bankruptcy. Even if we do all the right things and even then don't compare ourselves to others, this isn't what makes us whole or in harmony with God. I think the main thing is simply turning our hearts to God-- this is what He really desires.H. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247757576759284441noreply@blogger.com