amp The Tax Collector Luke 18914 The Purpose of the Parable Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others Luke 189 Those that trusted in themselves that they were righteous ID: 718382
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The Parable of the Pharisee & The Tax Collector
Luke 18:9-14Slide2
The Purpose of the ParableSlide3
Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke 18:9Slide4
Those that trusted in themselves that they were righteous. The despising of others
The Parable was directed
to certain problems. Slide5
The Parable ExaminedSlide6
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
Luke 18:10Slide7
Both men were followers of God, what separated the two was their attitudes.
Both men went to the temple to pray Slide8
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
The Pharisee’s PrayerSlide9
His prayer was full of selfishness, arrogance and bias. Prayer that focuses on oneself, and how “good” they are, something is very wrong
The Pharisee’s PrayerSlide10
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men…Luke 18:11a
The Pharisee’s PrayerSlide11
3. He begins by thanking God that he is not like other men.
4.
The Pharisee begins to name others and even includes those who may not be in sin (tax collectors).
The Pharisee’s PrayerSlide12
“I…”His “godliness” focuses on the physical not necessarily the spiritual.
The braggard appears
in the form of this Pharisee. Slide13
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’Luke 18:12
The braggard appears
in the form of this Pharisee. Slide14
“This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls
, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you.
Leviticus 16:29
The braggard appears
in the form of this Pharisee. Slide15
And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.Matthew 23:12
The braggard appears
in the form of this Pharisee. Slide16
And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’Luke 18:13
The Tax Collector’s PrayerSlide17
1. He stood afar off, and would not lift up so much as his eyes toward heaven. This shows humility. 2. “Be merciful” means “have mercy on me, be gracious”.
The Tax Collector’s PrayerSlide18
3. The idea is that the Pharisee looks on everyone else as sinners, but the publican looks only to himself as a sinner.
The Tax Collector’s PrayerSlide19
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:14
Only one went to their home justified Slide20
1. This verse contains the conclusion of what he thinks about these two men. 2. Jesus said, “this man,” meaning the tax collector, went down to his house justifiedrather than the other man (the Pharisee).
Only one went to their home justified Slide21
3. Jesus then gave the reason for coming to this conclusion: "For every one that exalts himself will be humbled.”
“And he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Only one went to their home justified Slide22
And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Matthew 11:23
Only one went to their home justified Slide23
Lessons for Us TodaySlide24
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
1
Corinthians 10:12
We
need the proper attitude about ourselves & God.Slide25
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
2
Corinthians 13:5
We
need the proper attitude about ourselves & God.Slide26
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
“
God resists the
proud, But
gives grace to the humble.”
James
4:6
There is honor in & glory
before
God for the humbleSlide27
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
James
4:10
There is honor in & glory
before
God for the humbleSlide28
1. Let us always pray for the right attitude not only before God but all men.
2. The
wrong attitude can be a stepping stone to a final destination that we will wish we
avoided.
Conclusion