Pharisee or Sinner - Blog 391

What Is a Pharisee? In the days that Jesus ministered to the people of Israel, the ruling leaders of the synagogues or churches, were known as Pharisees. Pharisees meant separated ones. Christians must be separated from the world but never from sinners needing God's help. Unfortunately, the Pharisees had added many rules and commandments to God's laws given to Moses. Jesus called these leaders, hypocrites because they made the people obey regulations that they themselves often did not obey. They were not part of the ten commandments, given to Moses on Mount Sinai, by God. Over the years, many Christian leaders, have become experts at adding to or denying the truth, of God's word, the Holy Bible. Rather than teaching the truth of God's word they have imposed their own interpretations of God's word, instead of the truth, as revealed by the Holy Spirit.