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Luke 18:9-14
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted
in themselves that they were righteous, and despised
others:
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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a
Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this
publican.
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I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that
I possess.
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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift
up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
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I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other: for every one that
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted. |
Question: Do you
recognize the need for Mercy?
Tell testimony of John Newton who was a slave trader
before conversion. Though his name is not recognized, his song is
“Amazing Grace”.
We witness God’s grace and mercy in this Parable of two
men who went up to the temple to pray, but only one left a
changed life.
If you are saved, ask yourself if we have become like the
Pharisee “I thank thee that I am not as other men are”.
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[Notice three thoughts in this
Parable] |
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The Reason |
| (2) |
The Redemption |
| (3) |
The Result |
1. The Reason
Why did Jesus give this Parable?
(Verse 9) -
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted
in themselves that they were righteous, and despised
others:
| 1st man - a Pharisee : very
religious outwardly, he practiced the law, he lived a
certain way. |
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He was not a drunk |
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He was not an adulterer |
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He tithed |
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He prayed |
But, he trusted in his works,
not in God.
Matthew 5:20 -
For I say unto you, That except
your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:2,5,16 -
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Therefore when thou doest thine
alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto
you, They have their reward.
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And when thou prayest, thou
shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of
the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward.
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Moreover when ye fast, be not,
as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they
disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men
to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward. |
| What are you trusting to go to
Heaven? |
2. The Redemption
(Verse 13) -
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift
up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
The word “merciful” is a adjective
form of the same word that is used for “Mercy Seat”.
Note : Share O.T. on the Mercy Seat and Priests
entering Holy of Holies with the blood of innocent
sacrifice. |
Hebrews
9:11-14
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But Christ being come an high
priest of good things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to
say, not of this building;
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Neither by the blood of goats
and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once
into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us.
13
For if the blood of bulls and of
goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
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How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God? |
Mercy can only be received thru Jesus
Christ.
Acts 4:12 -
Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved. |
3 The Result
(Verse 14) -
I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other: for every one that
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Ephesians 2:4
- But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love
wherewith he loved us,
The Publican cried out to the only
who could justify him.
Acts 13:39 -
And by him all that
believe are justified from all things, from which ye
could not be justified by the law of Moses.
All sin, for all time, for all people was paid
for at Calvary. |
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