THE PARABLES 10. THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS SINNER & THE SELF-CONFESSED SINNER (Luke 18:9-14)

1. TWO MEN

a) THE PHARISEE

• Spiritual Elite, RESPECTED

b) THE TAX COLLECTOR

• Lowest of the low, DESPISED

2. TWO PRAYERS

a) SELF-CENTERED PHARISEE

• Asked for Nothing from God.

• Trusted in himself, ‘I’

b) GOD-CENTERED TAX COLLECTOR

• Asked for Mercy from God. “Be Merciful to me THE Sinner”

• Trusted in ‘The Substitute’

3. TWO RESULTS

a) SELF-CENTERED PHARISEE

• CONDEMNED, Humbled (NOT SAVED)

b) GOD-CENTERED TAX COLLECTOR

• JUSTIFIED, Exalted (SAVED)