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Introduction
Do you know your condition before God this morning?
We have had someone we know pass away.
That realization that one who was our own for some time has gone from this life should make us think about our current situation.
Our time that we have left and what we will do with it.
We consider this with a very real understanding that though we have have plans, they can be derailed and we can be called to give an account at any time of the things we have done in this life.
We might die today or the Lord may return today.
Many believe that Jesus will come to this earth and establish an earthly kingdom for some 1000 year reign, but he says...
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Jesus’ kingdom is currently in place.
He is currently the king of heaven and earth.
As Paul said, this was all a part of God’s foreknowledge.
He had planned to establish the kingdom that will unite heaven and earth in praise to God through Jesus the Son.
All of the parables that we have looked at have some information about the kingdom that Jesus wanted those hearing to remember and ,upon understanding, apply it then pass it along others.
The parables that Jesus has given us beat up the religious leaders who are very hard hearted and wrapped up in the things of this word and self seeking desires.
Parable
Our parable this morning takes all of that to a whole ‘nother level.
His obvious hope is that those who hear it will see themselves in the
Luke 18:7-
Here Jesus describes two contrasting characters.
Who are these men?
Why does Jesus speak of them?
How did He know what they trusted in?
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What do you trust in while thanking God?
Do you realize while you are thanking God all that you need from Him daily?
Pharisees
There are two main characters in this parable and the first is one who needs no introduction, but I would like to spend some time thinking about the Pharisee before we discuss what Jesus says he does here.
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The name Pharisee meant “separatist” which shows the importance he places on cleanliness.
These men were known to go to the furtherest extent to ensure cleanliness is achieved and maintained so that they could always serve God rightly.
On the outset these men who would attempt to live a life that is free from defilement and able to discipline their bodies to keep a large portion of the law better than any others.
They were also believers in resurrection and the law and prophets of the OT.
Yet, with so many things going for them, they looked around and saw people who hadn’t made the number of changes that they had made to their lives.
Their thinking is brought out best by looking at their deeds.
Luke 16:13-20
Luke 16:13-15
This text is very interesting because it tells us exactly what they cared most about, how badly they had interpreted their own condition before God, and what, exactly they were guilty of.
Adultery, Covetousness/Idolatry, Not loving their neighbor.
They ridiculed Jesus.
The word ridicule shows how contemptuous they can be toward those who do not fall in line with their authority!
This Pharisee...
Goes into the Temple.
Draws near to God and His holy place.
This is what he does.
This is the end goal of everything he does, but it is not the primary reason for everything he does.
He’s not their for a love of God.
He’s not there to worship God in spirit.
Problem 1
The first problem with this Pharisee to begin with is that he fails to lower himself as he draws near to the presence of the creator.
It is as though he is worthy to go right on into the Most Holy Place and spend time showing God how great he is.
He is effectively approaching the throne of God to brag about himself while beginning it with a “Thanks” because God has obviously blessed his situation to allow for him to be so great!
The more blessed he is the more he feels God must really appreciate him.
He has become convinced that his own righteousness has made him “good enough.”
Problem 2
The next problem is like we have seen before with the Pharisee ridiculing Jesus.
This man has missed God’s desire for him to show love for his neighbor.
What do we see him doing with respect to the tax collector?
Thanks for not making me like this sinner...
He then describes how much he has done for God.
These men are the leaders of the teaching sect of Judaism and they have no sense of justice and mercy.
They have lost all of that sense and Jesus said that they have avoided eating the tiniest unclean thing, but have swallowed the largest unclean thing.
The thing that makes God want to leave them outside of the kingdom is their unwillingness to see justice or mercy.
The idea that someone would see themselves as good as they draw near to God should make us wince.
There is not a person in this room good enough to draw near to God without Jesus.
Without His atoning blood, we have no chance for entering into God’s presence without asking for judgment.
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