Thematic Bible: They who are given to
Thematic Bible
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Condemn others
Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."
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The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?" He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means, 'It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Despise others
And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.
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Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Are pure in their own eyes
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Consider their own way right
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Proclaim their own goodness
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Reject the righteousness of God
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
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Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Are abominable before God
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Seek to justify themselves before men
"You are they," He said to them, "who boast of their own goodness before men, but God sees your hearts; for that which holds a proud position among men is detestable in God's sight.
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Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Seek to justify themselves
But he, desiring to justify himself, said, "But what is meant by my 'fellow man'?"
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Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Audaciously approach God
The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.
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