Yes, yes.... the gentlemen whose religious enthusiasms helped to foment the religious wars of the 15th-17th centuries are such a fine example for how we should deal with those with whose religious practices we disagree.
It is rather sad that most Protestants have forgotten their roots and why they left the Catholic Church.
And it's also rather sad to see "Bible believing" Christians like Pharisees.
You sound more like Erasmus than Luther. Paul didn't have a problem telling Peter, James, and John they were wrong and stood condemned. Rather harsh words for a newbie.
And it's also rather sad to see "Bible believing" Christians like Pharisees.
There's something rather disingenuous about someone criticizing another believer for not being as loving and understanding as they are.
And it’s also rather sad to see “Bible believing” Christians like Pharisees.
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There’s plenty of phariseeism to go around in any large, oldish group and most small, young ones.
Pride and being convinced that one has a corner on truth is a hard human trait to eradicate. Takes a lot of fiery furnaces and no small number of refresher courses over a long period of time.
My experiences and observations convince me that Phariseeism is MOST INTENSE AND MOST ENTRENCHED in those groups that genuinely believe AND TEACH that they have an exclusive corner on truth; that THEY are most righteous etc. etc. etc. etc.
THERE we tend to find Phariseeism in ABUNDANCE.
But, hey, it’s understandable that folks love to point that finger. And, where God agrees, it may be a fitting exhortation. However, if a pharisee is pointing a finger at someone who’s NOT a phrisee . . . God may have VERY DIFFERENT sensibilities about such goings on.
What have you read from these gentlemen, many of whom were burned at the stake or murdered in their sleep simply for reading the Bible?