I would say: "You've got me in between the Devil and the Pharisees."
We are stuck between devil-worshippers at large in the community and Churches controlled by modern-day Pharisees.
We are tempted, corrupted, and poisoned by devil-worshippers in music, sports, and entertainment.
And we are threatened, misled, and controlled by those who usurp the power of God.
The Churches are dominated by those who enforce the traditional theology of sin and judgement.
And those who have appropriated the name of Jesus.
This is why Jesus was so critical of the Pharisees and why they killed him.
But there is an alternative.
Progressive Christianity does not enforce judgement or sin.
Rather we worship a God of mercy and love.
A God who forgives us and offers us grace.
This is not to say that God condones corrupt or bad behavior.
He does not.
But the fears that cause us to compromise our principles fall away.
And we become good people.
Transformed by the goodness of God.
And centered in a good and open heart.
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