Title: Pharisee and Publican (Luke 18:9-14)
Contents A prayer meeting was held three times a day in the Jerusalem Temple, and many people go up to the Jerusalem Temple to pray. A Pharisee and a tax collector went up to the temple in Jerusalem to pray.
the Pharisee
In order to boast of his achievements and show others, he liked to pray with Bible verses on his clothes and with his hands raised at the crossroads. Thank you that such a Pharisee is not like that publican by entering the temple and boasting about his achievements. Unlike the adulterers of extortion and fire, I fast twice in seven days and give tites of my income. did.
tax collector
It was a time when sinners who were profane, religious, and morally unrighteous, collected a lot of taxes, and engaged in usury were also lowly recognized. The tax collector could not lift his head and beat his breast, saying, “God, have mercy on me, for I am a sinner.
1. Two people standing position
The publican thought only of his position - he saw his own faults and misery. Realizing his lack, he was a publican who prayed from afar.
The Pharisee, on the other hand, was a proud and proud position.
The attitude of the believer is the attitude
Before blaming the faults of others, one must immediately discover one's own shortcomings.
2. The attitude of two people
It is the moment when the publican recognizes his sin, beats his chest, confesses that he is a sinner, and confesses his repentance, and confronts God alone.
The Pharisees recognized themselves as righteous, and with an attitude of self-satisfaction, they did not find their faults, but presented only their strengths. Humans only appeal to God with honest confession and tears.
3. The result of two people
The publican was justified and the Pharisee condemned. The publican found himself and was justified because he humbly asked for forgiveness in contrition.