My Apology to Jimmy Buffett...

Pharisees to the right, Pharisees on the right, Pharisees say they are the right, Pharisees claim they are the only ones that are right, Pharisees were mistaken then and Jesus said it. I believe it. And they are mistaken now. They are so caught up in turning religion into a structure and rote mechanism of non-devotional experience and self-help feel good manuals by Osteam's Press.

But Salvation is a personal experience with God, not some extra-curricular activity planned to keep you busy and away from the temptation of the "world". God wants his "saints" in the world, but seperated from it, as examples.

Tom Delay is a Pharisee. Bill Frist is a Pharisee. Jerry Fallwell is a Pharisee. Pat Robertson is a Pharisee. Ralph Reed is a Pharisee. Roy Moore is a Pharisee.

I just read a review about a new book about Huey P. Long of LouisianA, it discusses his populist appeal, even though he grew up privileged. He promised lots of change to get elected, yet once elected to the Senate, his plans proved to be detail-thin, without statistics to back them up. He became obsessed with power, using the state police in LA to provide services and enforce deals or retribution. Stop me if any of this sounds vaguely familiar...

"A perfect democracy can come close to looking like a dictatorship; a democracy in which the people are so satisfied they have no complaint." ~ Huey Long


Luke 7:37 A certain immoral woman heard he was there and brought a beautiful jar* filled with expensive perfume.
Luke 7:38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.
Luke 7:39 When the Pharisee who was the host saw what was happening and who the woman was, he said to himself, "This proves that Jesus is no prophet. If God had really sent him, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She's a sinner!" (New Living Translation )

Jesus went on to explain that the Pharisee's motives, morals and values are all out of skew. Just like today. I am a Sinner not a Pharisee, how about you?

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