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1 | what was meant by righteousnes grtr than | Matt 5:20 | DocTrinsograce | 203167 | ||
Hi, Carrib... This might be useful to you: http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/articles/pharisees.html In Him, Doc |
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2 | what was meant by righteousnes grtr than | Matt 5:20 | Narnia | 203169 | ||
The pharisees and scribes were following the law that was given to Moses and they did not beleive in Jesus | ||||||
3 | what was meant by righteousnes grtr than | Matt 5:20 | skccab | 203170 | ||
Dear Narnia, Actually the Pharisees were following the oral law that was built upon the law of Moses. Much had been added to the do's and don't's of the original Law - so much so that it was near impossible to get it right. And the Parisees were also out to get praised by men for their piousness and righteousness, they weren't interested in pleasing God. That's why Messiah said to do what they said to do, but not the way in which they did those same things. :-) Cheri Cheri |
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4 | what was meant by righteousnes grtr than | Matt 5:20 | DocTrinsograce | 203171 | ||
Dear Cheri, The Jews themselves knew their were "good" and "bad" Pharisees. They recognized seven different kinds of Pharisees. William Barclay -- whose not much good with doctrine, but is great with historical culture -- lists them as: The Shoulder Pharisee, who carried his good deeds on his shoulder; the Wait-a-little Pharisee, who were good procrastinators; the Bruised Pharisee, who would bump into things because his eyes were closed in order to avoid seeing a woman; the Hump-Backed Pharisee, full of false humility; the Timid Pharisee, constantly fearful of the wrath of God. However, there were also God-Loving Pharisees, who sought to walk in love and charity. Nicodemus was of this latter group. Generally, when we think of Pharisees, we should remember that they represented a pretty broad spectrum of people. Today when we say Baptist, for example, there's a huge range of thoughts and ideas behind that simple name. When the NT comes down hard on Pharisees, the real message for us, is to see how much we are like them today. Different ideas, different words, but the same corrupt natures. In Him, Doc |
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5 | what was meant by righteousnes grtr than | Matt 5:20 | skccab | 203172 | ||
Hiya Doc, Absolutely! There were quite a lot of the Pharisees that believed on the Lord as He walked this earth, and even more after His resurrection. I was speaking of the ones that He was wagging His finger at. I like your/Barclay's "list" and agree that we could add the word "Christian" to the it, except for the bruised-Christian would have to be one that has his eyes on heaven bumping into things, trying to be so spiritual that he/she's no earthly good :-). And there are a lot of really lovely Christians as well. Cheri |
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