The Sin of Familiarity

Download or read book The Sin of Familiarity written by Mark T. Barclay and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warns against becoming so familiar with people that we presume to look down on them. Gives biblical examples including the people from Nazareth who looked down on Jesus as only a hometown boy, Miriam and Aaron who despised Moses when he married someone other than a Hebrew, and Peter who looked down on Gentiles until God said, "Call not common what I call good." Explains that when God became flesh in the person of his Son Jesus, he gave dignity to the flesh. Also warns against becoming so familiar with God that we presume on his mercy and goodness.