Show Notes
Main Scriptures: Luke 18:9–14 Supporting Scriptures: Romans 12:3; James 2:1–9
Jesus tells a parable about a Pharisee and a tax collector who go to the temple to pray. The Pharisee praises himself and contrasts his righteousness with the tax collector's failures. The tax collector asks God for mercy.
Important Bible lesson: Religious knowledge and outward respectability do not give us permission to treat others as inferior.
Have you ever been so focused on someone else's sins that you stopped examining your own heart?
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