Are You a Pharisee?

“John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you’” (Luke 9:49-50, ESV). Are you a Pharisee? What an offensive question! Pharisees …

Holiness

“You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” (Lev 19:2b, ESV). The concept of personal holiness has become blasé for many contemporary believers even while it remains a central precept of spiritual formation. This loss of personal holiness has also infiltrated the church. I believe a lack of holiness is the …