The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-17) - 8/11/24

INTRO

• Continued teaching on the Kingdom (A Parable on entering the Kingdom)

• Those that receive and enter… those that do not

• A great lesson on humility and seeing grace for what it truly is

• Some view themselves a little to highly… others understand their standing before God.
  

The Audience – v. 9

• People that trusted in themselves (religious people)

• Self-righteous treated others with contempt

• Consider the two greatest commandments Matthew 22:36-40
  

The Parable – vv. 10-13

Pharisee

• No understanding of the Gospel

  • Depravity, Judgment, Grace

• HIS MORALITY

• HIS WORSHIP

• Me, Me, Me

Tax Collector

• He got it!

• He knew who He was. What Christ did. His life now.

• Ashamed of His sin.

• Knew where mercy was found

• He went down to his house justified
  

The Lesson – v. 14-17

• He who exalts himself will be humbled, he who humbles himself will be exalted.

• THE GOSPEL

• See you for who you are

• See Jesus for who He is
  

A real life example – vv. 15-17

• Children (in the background in society)

• Yet, parents are bringing them to Christ (For a blessing?)

• Let them come…such belong to the Kingdom of God

• WE MUST RECEIVE LIKE CHILDREN

  • Humility

  • Faith

  • Dependence (initially, on-going)

    • HIS GRACE

    • NOT SELF (Parable)
      

Philippians 3:3-14

• Who Paul was

• Who He is

• His life moving forward