The heart of the Pharisee is within us all, to redefine God's law so it doesn't apply to me anymore. It applies to my neighbor but not to me.

Ron Pearce
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More Quotes By Ron Pearce
  1. The sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights.

  2. The heart of the Pharisee is within us all, to redefine God's law so it doesn't apply to me anymore. It applies to my neighbor but not to me.

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