You are right! You are right, and there are those who will call you a pharisee for it. The key is to differentiate self-control animated by the Holy Spirit, and self-control for the sake of self righteousness and pride.
"You're putting me under the law," they might say. No. Obedience that is animated by the Holy Spirit is not the same as …
You are right! You are right, and there are those who will call you a pharisee for it. The key is to differentiate self-control animated by the Holy Spirit, and self-control for the sake of self righteousness and pride.
"You're putting me under the law," they might say. No. Obedience that is animated by the Holy Spirit is not the same as obedience in an attempt to self-justify.
And it's sad that I learned this from analyzing a sermon wherein the pastor strongly implied that people who preach holiness are pharisees.
Whether or not someone is born again is between the Lord and that person. But if their pattern of behavior exhibits a lack of self-control, they're angry, and have no visible fruit, they might need to hear the whole Gospel again.
You have generated some great discussion here, Jeff C.
You are right! You are right, and there are those who will call you a pharisee for it. The key is to differentiate self-control animated by the Holy Spirit, and self-control for the sake of self righteousness and pride.
"You're putting me under the law," they might say. No. Obedience that is animated by the Holy Spirit is not the same as obedience in an attempt to self-justify.
And it's sad that I learned this from analyzing a sermon wherein the pastor strongly implied that people who preach holiness are pharisees.
Whether or not someone is born again is between the Lord and that person. But if their pattern of behavior exhibits a lack of self-control, they're angry, and have no visible fruit, they might need to hear the whole Gospel again.
You have generated some great discussion here, Jeff C.