It is my understanding that when a person goes to their first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the person says, “Hello, my name is Bob. I’m an alcoholic.” Immediately, Bob is warmly greeted and accepted by the AA group.There seems to be a real importance for people at AA to admit to themselves and to others that they are not totally self-sufficient or conscious of no need, but a frail and fallible human being requiring reassurance, acceptance and forgiveness.During the earthly lifetime of Jesus, there was a self-righteous, self-sufficient Jewish religious group called the Pharisees who believed in enforcing, without mercy, the ...