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Settling into a new town, Farmer found & went to a church.
But members criticized his farm clothes.
Afterwards, Pastor warned him.
"Around here, we dress up for church."
"But I don't have any.
What'll I do?" "Pray," Pastor said.
"God will tell you what to do."
Next week, Farmer returned in different clothes.
But they were no better.
Pastor noticed & interrupted the service.
"Didn't I tell you to ask God what to wear?"
"Yes sir, you did." "Did you?" "Yes sir, I did."
"What did God say?" "Pastor, God said He didn't know.
He said he's never been here before."
In today's verses, Farmer could've been the tax collector.
Pastor, the Pharisee.
Long before our verses, Jesus started teaching his disciples.
What do they need to know for their mission?
All about the KoG.
About being disciples, the KoG's citizens.
About God's forgiveness.
How we need forgive if we want to be forgiven.
The faith we'll often need in order to forgive.
In Lk 17, Jesus starts talking about the humility disciples need.
In Lk 17:10, he explains, 10When we've done all we're told to do, remember.
"We're unworthy servants; we've only done our duty."
Jesus healed 10 lepers. 1 came back to say 'thanks.' Jesus said his faith saved him.
Jesus' point?
Humble disciples are thankful.
In Lk 18, Jesus' told the parable of the persistent widow.
The widow persists & is rewarded.
Jesus' point?
Humility in a disciple's prayers includes persistence.
Are you seeing a theme?
Humility.
Jesus continues in our verses.
Let's turn to Lk 18:9-14.
9aSome were confident of their own righteousness.
The problem? Humility looks at truth.
They didn't.
Ps 143:2 warns, no one living is righteous.
They think it's about others.
So, they 9blook down on everyone else.
Pride.
Humility's opposite.
For them, 9cJesus has a word.
10a"2 men went up to the temple to pray.
The two couldn't have been more different.
10bOne's a Pharisee.
We've heard this so often, we already think he's a harsh, legalistic, self-righteous, 'judgy' hypocrite.
In Jesus' day, no one sees Pharisees that way.
To them Pharisees are role models.
People to imitate.
Not avoid imitating.
Why?
Long history.
~300 years ago, pagan Greeks conquered the world & imposed Greek culture.
Pharisees rose up to preserve true Jewish religion & obedience to the law.
Their hearts were good.
Theologically, Pharisees accept all the OT & the oral tradition (Mishnah).
They believe 'God inspired both.' (Sadducees (priests) only accept the Torah, Gen-Dt as Scripture.)
They tithe on everything, even herbs.
Pharisees fast, the most religious even 2x / week.
Other Jews esteem them more highly than any others.
Josephus says people even take their word over the word of the priests!
Who are our Christian role models?
Elders?
Deacons?
To Jesus' hearers, Pharisees are the role models.
10cThe other man was a tax collector.
Pretty much the opposite.
Pharisees never sold out their people for money.
Tax collectors victimized everyone, even Pharisees.
How? Rome taxed its subjects.
But to collect, they auctioned tax businesses to the highest bidders.
Tax collectors then got wealthy doing the dirty work.
How?
They extorted more than they had to collect.
All they can from other Jews.
To their people, they're traitors to Jewish religion & the political state.
Scum of the earth.
"Monsters."
And some were.
Tax collectors couldn't even hold public office.
Courts wouldn't allow their testimony.
They're complete outcasts.
Untouchable.
Today's drug pushers.
Pimps.
Those who prey on society.
Making money off others' bodies & misery.
Making a living by stealing.
In every way, Jews saw them as bad examples.
People not to imitate.
Why'd the two come to the temple?
To pray.
The Pharisee, up front.
The tax collector, way in back.
11aThe Pharisee stood up.
Like others who prayed he stood & looked up to heaven.
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