Pharisees are easily offended “The disciples came and said to Jesus, ‘Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?’ Jesus said, ‘Leave them alone.’” (Matt.15:12-14). When Jesus corrected the Pharisees for teaching people to dishonour their parents (as we saw above), they were offended. Pharisees are easily offended by any [...]

Pharisees do not mingle with sinful people “The Pharisees said to Jesus disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with sinners?” — Matthew 9:11 Pharisees will mingle only with their own crowd of “holy” Pharisees. They criticised even Jesus for mingling with sinners. Is your holiness one that prevents you from mingling with your unconverted relatives? It [...]

These are taken from Zac Poonen’s book “Fifty Marks of a Pharisee” But I’ll list each one on a regular basis to ease the hassle of reading the book yourself Characteristic 10 (I’m starting at characteristic 10 because I want to!) Pharisees are easily offended. “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying [...]