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You Might Be A Pharisee If — Part 3

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You Might Be a Pharisee If …

“The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men–robbers, evildoers, adulterers–or even like this tax collector.” Luke 18:11 (New International Version)

Here are the last set of questions from Dr. Harold Vaughn, President of CHRIST LIFE MINISTRIES, in how you can determine if you are a Pharisee. Here some additional indicators:

27. Your sense of self-importance blinds you to the fact of how repulsive you are to others.

28. You always come out in a favorable light when you compare yourself with other men.

29. You feel anger is justified because you are right and those you are angry with are wrong.

30. You cling to “emotional infallibility” — the belief that whatever you feel in your heart must be correct.

31. You believe a person really pleases God by keeping all the rules.

32. Your theological “rigidity” is more important than all other factors.

33. You feel the trail of broken relationships in your past is due to some fault in the other person.

34. You visually and intellectually comply in order to gain acceptance and approval.

35. You are dominated by the fear of man.

36. You are insulted by the notion that you may very well be a Pharisee!!!!

So how are you doing? Are you a Pharisee? If so — repent! Go to the Cross, preach the Gospel to yourself and become a recovering Pharisee!!!! — Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s KESWICK, and by God’s grace, a recovering Pharisee

I certainly want the ministry of Freedom Fighter to be a ministry of encouragement to you. I have not had ANY comments in over two weeks from anyone receiving the email or website blog. I am getting many comments from our Facebook friends. I’d love to hear from you. Are we hitting the target areas or am I missing the mark? Let me hear from you today.

God’s Word for YOU: Proverbs 10; Deuteronomy 10-12; Mark 12:1-27

Great Quote: We need not all pray the same way. The important thing is to pray, to talk to God, and to be honest in our communication. We differ from each other in many ways. What is important is a relationship with God that allows us to be true to ourselves and our present circumstance, and to be free to share that with God. Anonymous

You Might Be A Pharisee If …

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You Might Be a Pharisee If …

“The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men–robbers, evildoers, adulterers–or even like this tax collector.” Luke 18:11 (New International Version)

If you are on the journey of preaching the GOSPEL to yourself, one of the things you will find yourself wanting to be is a “recovering Pharisee!”

It is amazing how easy it is for me to fit into that mold and not even be aware of it. In 2010 we will be having Dr. Harold Vaughn, President of Christ Life Ministries as one of our speakers for the summer THINK VICTORY weeks. He has a great list of characteristics to determine if …

YOU MIGHT BE A PHARISEE IF:

1. You are glad you are better than others.

2. Your prayers are more like “self-talk” than speaking to God.

3. Your sins seem so small when placed beside the really BIG sins of others.

4. You rationalize that Christians who don’t agree with you are all “compromisers.”

5. You routinely dismiss anyone who would dare to point out a “blind spot.”

6. You verbally rip apart the people who you disagree with.

7. You rehearse your virtues when you should be confessing your sin.

8. You take delight in checking off your religious “to do” list.

9. The standard you use to judge others is “you!”

10. Prayer is more about you and your perception than about God and His praise.

11. You assume your discipline and “preciseness” indicates true spirituality.

12. Your memory is excellent when it comes to remembering your good works.

13. You glory more in appearance than heart.

14. You are obsessed with externals, but blind to the internal reality of your own soul.

15. Outward righteousness is more important that heart holiness.

Well … how are you doing? I will share more tomorrow. — Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s KESWICK and a recovering Pharisee.

God’s WORD for YOU: Proverbs 8; Deuteronomy 4-6; Mark 11: 1-8

Great Quote: Do deeds of love for Him, to Him, following His steps. Believest thou in Christ? Do the works of Christ, that thy faith may live. Thou who sayest thou abidest in Christ, oughtest so to walk as He walked. If thou seekest thine own glory, enviest the prosperous, speakest ill of the absent, renderest evil to him who injureth thee, this did not Christ. Edward B. Pusey