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1 | What is the lesson from Lk 18:9-14 | Luke | aaronlaw | 35609 | ||
What is the lesson from the following verses from Luke 18:9-14 on tithes and offerings? I am expected to give some illustrations on the following verses. Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." |
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2 | What is the lesson from Lk 18:9-14 | Luke | benjamite | 35637 | ||
What is the lesson? It isn't the tithes and offerings that matter the most. It is the condition of the heart. "To obey is better than sacrifice" 1 Sam. 15:22 (The Pharisee thought he was righteous, but the Bible says that there is no one righteous Ps. 14:1-3; 53:1-3; and Romans 3:10ff.) "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) "It is not those who are healthy that need a physician, but those who are sick" (Matt 9:12) "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness" (Rom 4:5) That seems to be the lesson I get from these verses. What kind of audience will you have? (Perhaps that will help with the illustrations.) In Him, Benjamite |
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