You Might be a Pharisee If…

You Might be a Pharisee If…

you think you are the only one who does any work in the church (1 Kgs 19:14,18)
- you try to catch your brothers or sisters in Christ in a sin (Mt 12:1-2, Gal 2:4)
- you are not willing to forgive others (Lu 7:36-50, 15:12-32)
- you are prejudiced (Ac 6:1, James 2:1-9)
- you call the members of the local church "they" instead of "we" (1 Co 12:21-27)
- you fail to look in the mirror of God's Word at your own self (Ja 1:22-25)
- you never confess your faults (Ja 5:16)
- your prayers for others are lengthy, but the acknowledgment of your own sin is short or not at all (Lu 18:9-14)
- you want to be a leader or else you get your feelings hurt (3 Jn 9, 1 Ti 1:7, 1 Cor 12-14)
- you speak evil of your brothers / sisters (Ja 4:11)
- you attack the personality of the false teacher instead of the doctrine (2 Co 10:10)
- you criticize the truthful preaching of God's Word (3 Jn 10)
- you offer worldly wisdom to people who need help (Col 2:8, 1 Cor 1:18-19)
- you are easily annoyed by other people's children (Mt 19:13-15)

- you condemn the motives of others without getting all the facts (Mt 12:1-8, 1 Cor 13:5)

you make excuses for the sins of your family and friends (1 Cor 5:1-2)
- you jump to conclusions (Jn 8:40-43, 1 Cor 13:7)
- you believe your sins are not as bad as others (Ro 1&2, 2 Co 10:12)
- you want prominent positions in the church for your family members (Mt 20:20-28)
- you think arguing in class is getting to the meat of the word (1 Ti 1:6, 6:4, 2 Ti 2:23-25)
- you are quick to tell others of their sins, while you are practicing sin (Mt 7:1-5, Ro 2)
- you are so disgusted by a person's sin that you have no compassion for the sinner (Mt 23:37)
- you show piety but your mind is dirty (Mt 23:)
- you stereotype others (Jn 1:46)
- you love for everyone to know about your own good deeds (Mt 6:2,6,16-18, 23:5-7, 2 Cor 10:18)
- you stress giving to the Lord, but you fail to practice benevolence in your personal life (Ja 2:15-16 Mk 7:9-13, 1 Jn 3:17)
- you convert others to Christ, but by your example you teach them to be like the world (Mt 23:)
- you are attracted to money & things (Lu 16:14)
- you justify your sinful behavior (Lu 16:15)
- you emphasize eloquence in prayer (Lu 20:47)
- you are more concerned about what others think of you than what God thinks (Jn 12:42-43)
- you avoid associating with some people for the sake of appearances (Gal 2:11-13)
- you view your persecutions as a sign that you are righteous (Col 2:18)
- you think that your physical prosperity is a confirmation of your righteousness (1 Ti 6:5)
- you justify your lack of concern for others (Lu 10:30-36)
- you think you have all the answers (1 Co 8:1-2)
- you think YOU will not fall away (1 Co 10:12)
- you think you can be righteous without love (1 Co 13:1-3)
- you think your own works will save you (Ti 3:5)
- you think you are self-sufficient (2 Co 3:5)
- you think being religious is more important than being obedient (Mt 7:21-23)
- you think you have discovered new truth (Gal 1:6-9)
- you are quick to condemn others (Lu 9:54)
- you attack your opponents when you cannot refute their argument (Jn 11:47-53)
- you twist the words of your opponents to set up false charges against them (Mk 14:55-59)
- you attempt to trap your opponents with loaded questions (Lk 20:19-26)
- you feel superior to the weaker members of the church (Lk 18:9-14)
- you resent those who lived most of their lives in selfish pursuit of pleasure, but after coming to Christ, they lead more prayers than you do (Lk 15:1-32 esp. vs.25-32)
- you think a church must have a church building and a regular preacher to be complete (no scripture for obvious reasons)
- you think that building must be located in a nice neighborhood to attract the right kind of people (Jas 2:1-9; 1 Cor 1:26-31)
- you condemn the innocent (Mt 12:7)
- you bind the idea that you cannot leave one drop of juice in the cup at the Lord's Supper (Mt 26:27)
- you scrape out the remains of a camel from between your teeth when using a toothpick (Mt 23:24)
- you think you can please God without full and complete obedience to God's laws (Mt 23:23)
- you disfellowship everyone in your congregation who doesn't agree with you, and you are the only one left (3 Jn 9-10)
- you are offended by these comparisons!
- Warren King