tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31762465.post8807103196944953005..comments2023-09-28T06:26:07.114-04:00Comments on Hugh McBryde (<i>the Modern Pharisee</i>): What is a Pharisee?Hugh McBrydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926516260588481185noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31762465.post-67342763114030151892009-08-15T22:46:12.155-04:002009-08-15T22:46:12.155-04:00It is an interesting conjecture. According to the...It is an interesting conjecture. According to the most recent wikipedia on Pharisees, they are pretty much the forerunners of the modern Jews. It may be that there was a heavy Pharisee influence. <br /><br />Still, would you consider George Washington a Christian? It seems his religious beliefs only extended to a divine providence. Sounds a little different than the beliefs of the Pharisees, ancient or modern. <br /><br />Also, what of the case of Isaac Newton who held "heretical" ideas about the Godhead that contradicted the Nicene Creed? Despite his strong religious beliefs, it seems he would not be a Christian.<br /><br />Finally, what of the modern scientist, or scientifically-minded person who is "saved," and is regular in attendance and devotion? A person who reconciles God with, for example, wave-particle duality, is very likely to have a very different belief in God than a Pharisee.<br /><br />It seems to me that the conception of a Christian by the "Pharisee" definition is overly narrow. It would eliminate a wide variety of people and groups that in the last 2000 years have suffered greatly for their "Christianity." <br /><br />Similarly, how about any modern Christiankaratekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552697265294046621noreply@blogger.com