In the century after Ezra, the Pharisees arose as a reform group to call the Jews to obedience to the Law. Yet, by the time of Jesus, their obedience had turned into actions and attitudes that made them odious to Christ. Bercot warns that the same thing can happen to us. Christ calls us to obedience. But when we focus more on the letter of His commands than on a love relationship with Him, we can inadvertently become Pharisees ourselves.
70 min. CD