The Parables Part 8 – Being Right With God

The Parables

Part 8 – Being Right With God

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Luke 18:9-14

22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Romans 3:22

“Only when God is seen for Who He is can we see ourselves for who we are. Meaning comes only when life is theocentric, not egocentric.” — Gary Inrig

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 18:9-14

This is a parable for a culture.

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: Luke 18:9

Jesus was addressing a group of people who were remarkably .

Four Dangers of Pride

• Pride causes us to ourselves.

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness… Luke 18:9a

• Pride causes us to others.

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Luke 18:9

• Pride causes us to see for God.

4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;

    in all his thoughts there is no room for God. Psalm 10:4

• Pride leads to .

18 Pride goes before destruction,

    a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18

1) Prayer must always be, not , but .

11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ Luke 18:11-12

• The biggest problem for the Pharisee was His failure to recognize and acknowledge his own … His .
• The Pharisee had an inflated sense of and a deflated sense of .
• We are all deeply and invariably marred by .

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:22

2) Prayer must always be, not aimed at ourselves, but aimed at ourselves before God.

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ Luke 18:13

• The tax collector clearly acknowledged His and need for .
• comes not from ourselves, but from the grace and mercy of God.

14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 18:14

• “Justified” literally means “.”
• Righteousness comes by in Jesus Christ as Savior and Redeemer.

22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:22-24

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