January 6, 2024

6 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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The Pharisees weren't clergy but lay members obsessed with Biblical law. They worked regular jobs while studying Scripture intensively, pursuing perfection through legalism. That mindset still exists today, just without the name.

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Pharisees were conservative laity. Not rabbis. Not clergy. Just everyday people, synagogue members like you and I, but better. Pharisees were people with jobs, like you and me, but they studied the Bible as much as they possibly could and they obeyed the Biblical laws as closely as they possibly could. They were legalists and perfectionists. So we do have them around us. You probably know a few. They just don't call themselves Pharisees anymore.