Accidental Pharisees is about radically extreme believers
who are strict on others who aren’t living up to the notion of being a true
follower of Christ. The based their whole demeanor on the passages of scripture
and they expected others to follow the rules. The Pharisees were addicted to legalism
and they condemned people who weren’t as zealous at following the law. Pride is
a big factor of an accidental Pharisees. We must avoid making comparisons with
other believer and thinking we’re living the more Godly life than they
currently are. It’s important to deal with the log in our own eyes instead of
focusing on someone else’s speck in their eye.
Larry Osborne explored the concepts that some of us are
still Pharisees. Many churches are struggling to accept people who they
consider still sinners and they believe they haven’t changed yet. One of the
biggest problems areas, Larry Osborne has seen are the popular preachers,
authors, and radically Christians attempting to convince their followers that
they must step up their game, and become a Christian who is serving and
becoming a disciple. His point was that we have to be careful to not exclusive
others, who the accidental Pharisees claim are struggling to arrive at that
high level of being a committed Christian.
I would recommend this fundamental resource to anyone who
is feeling like they can’t measure up to the high standards being placed on
them. Many are feeling pressured to be a hard core Christian who helps and
serves everyone. If you’re feeling like a failure because you can’t be all
things to all people and you can’t devote a lot of time to join every single mission,
then this book is for you. This book portrayed the real effects of being an
accidental Pharisees and looking down on others who aren’t at the level, you
believe you’re at. An important thing to remember is we can’t judge others who
aren’t just like us. This book will open reader’s eyes into shunning all the
legalism in religion.
“I received this book for free from Cross Focused
Reviews / Zondervan
for this review”.
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Andrew,
Thanks for being a part of the Accidental Pharisees Book Reviw Blog Tour.
Shaun Tabatt
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