6. Gift projection
“Gift projection” is the toxic belief that my calling is everyone else’s calling. It disfigures the body of Christ by insisting ears become eyes and hands become feet.
It looks like passion for the mission, but, in reality, it’s candy-coated arrogance.
Two roads diverge
The good news is, even if we’ve inadvertently started down the road of an accidental Pharisee, we don’t have to end up there. We can repent, turn around and reset our gaze on Jesus.
But for that to happen, we have to recognize we’ve left the path of discipleship. And that’s why I wrote Accidental Pharisees, to highlight the warning signs we’ve left the path and turned down a dangerous detour that turns well-intentioned zealots into accidental Pharisees.
