Comments on: Seeing myself in the Pharisees – Part 1 http://danielseely.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/seeing-myself-in-the-pharisees-part-1/ suffering together for the sake of the gospel (2 Tim 1:8) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: wickle http://danielseely.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/seeing-myself-in-the-pharisees-part-1/#comment-146 wickle Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:54:14 +0000 http://danielseely.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-146 I need to thank you for this suggestion, by the way. I'm about halfway through "Red," and I do see how easy it was to be lured in. I'm not sure whether it's your heads-up or not, but I see a profound similarity between political forces in our world and the Council ... but it would be easy to hate Justin. Anyway ... thanks for the tip. I need to thank you for this suggestion, by the way. I’m about halfway through “Red,” and I do see how easy it was to be lured in.

I’m not sure whether it’s your heads-up or not, but I see a profound similarity between political forces in our world and the Council … but it would be easy to hate Justin.

Anyway … thanks for the tip.

]]> By: wickle http://danielseely.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/seeing-myself-in-the-pharisees-part-1/#comment-95 wickle Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:55 +0000 http://danielseely.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-95 I think that we all fall into that kind of trap sometimes. After all, the Pharisees didn't star off as hypocrites. They started by loving God, wanting to keep His law, but then moving from legalism to madness. It's easy to start looking at something good and then get too caught up in the good thing, rather than why it's good. I strongly suspect that you missed it while reading because the author crafted his story very well -- I bet you weren't the only one caught off-guard. I don't know the writer, but it sounds like that was the point of the book. I'll have to check it out. Anyway ... It's very easy to become Pharisaical. When we say that real Christians don't read Harry Potter books, or support Democrats, or listen to that rock and roll music, wear earrings, etc., we're getting into that kind of territory. I'm sure that we all spend time there. Jesus warned us to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and I think that that was a permanent warning, not just for the days of the actual Pharisees. Great post, by the way. Very good food for thought. Have you considered participating in the Christian Carnival? I think that this would be a great post to submit. I think that we all fall into that kind of trap sometimes. After all, the Pharisees didn’t star off as hypocrites. They started by loving God, wanting to keep His law, but then moving from legalism to madness.

It’s easy to start looking at something good and then get too caught up in the good thing, rather than why it’s good.

I strongly suspect that you missed it while reading because the author crafted his story very well — I bet you weren’t the only one caught off-guard. I don’t know the writer, but it sounds like that was the point of the book.

I’ll have to check it out.

Anyway … It’s very easy to become Pharisaical. When we say that real Christians don’t read Harry Potter books, or support Democrats, or listen to that rock and roll music, wear earrings, etc., we’re getting into that kind of territory. I’m sure that we all spend time there.

Jesus warned us to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and I think that that was a permanent warning, not just for the days of the actual Pharisees.

Great post, by the way. Very good food for thought.

Have you considered participating in the Christian Carnival? I think that this would be a great post to submit.

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