The Pharisee in Me
Dear Friends, When I was in my twenties I would have described myself as a "good" Christian girl - I regularly attended church, this included going twice on Sundays, went to Prayer Meetings and mid-week Bible Studies. I also served at church in various ways, agreeing to do some things which were not even my calling, but doing them from a sense of duty. Without realising it, my Christian life was more about the law (rules) and less about the grace of God. Although I was not fully aware of it, I was very judgemental and critical towards my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. I expected a high standard from them (the same standard I had set for myself) and expected them to live as I did. I know now that I had a heart like a Pharisee (a religious leader from the time of Jesus). So what changed me? God, in his grace and mercy, changed me. He did this through my long-...