- If ever guilty or self proclaimed superiority, there are lessons here for you.
- There is room for appreciation of salvation. But always remember he enabled.
- Luke 18: Teaches the how and Manner to pray to be heard by God.
I. IN THIS PARABLE THERE ARE THREE SETS OF TWOS.
- Two different men: Pharisee and Tax Collector
- Two different Prayers: Pharisee 18:11-12
- “Thankful I am not like sinners!” Lev. 16:29, Deut. 14:22-23
- Prayer of Tax Collector: 18:13. He Showed humility, repentance “Afar off”
- Two different results: One found justification and another got Nothing!
- Tax Collector: Justification. Pharisee: Nothing!
II. HOW CAN WE APPLY THIS PARABLE TO OUR OWN LIVES?
- Take Christ’s Warning against Self- Righteousness to heart.
- Pharisee should have remembered the words of Isaiah 64:6
- We should remember: Luke 17:10 Eph. 2:8-10, Titus 3:3-5
- We should take the warning against arrogance to heart!
- Pharisee should have recalled words of Solomon: Prov. 8:13, 16:18, 29:23
- We should remember words like Luke 14:11, James 2:1-9
- Jesus shows us there is a great strength in the value of humility.
- Taught value of that in “
Taking Lowest Place
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- Humility before God was important in Isaiah 57:15, 66:1-2
1. Let us never trust in our own righteousness but in mercy, Loving-kindness of God which is offered so abundantly in His Son Jesus Christ (Just like 1 John 2:1-2
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