Opposites with No Name

Series: More Than a Name

Pastor: Raymond Smith

Sunday School

Date: 26th January 2025

Passages:

• Deuteronomy 4:29
• 2 Chronicles 7:14
• Proverbs 20:10
• Isaiah 6:5
• Jeremiah 17:9
• Amos 7:8
• Micah 7:18
• Matthew 7:22-23
• Matthew 23:25-28
• Mark 10:17
• Luke 18:9-14
• Luke 23:42-43
• John 12:48
• John 15:5
• John 21:19-22
• Romans 3:10-12
• Romans 3:23
• Romans 8:15-17
• 2 Corinthians 3:5
• Ephesians 2:8-9

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Two men went into the temple to pray: one, a Pharisee who appeared outwardly religious, and the other, a publican often viewed as a thief. The Pharisee prayed pridefully, exalting himself and comparing his righteousness to the publican’s shortcomings.

In contrast, the publican humbly acknowledged his sinfulness, crying out to God for mercy. Only the one who humbled himself before God left the temple justified.

Likewise, we must resist the temptation to measure ourselves by others or our own standards of righteousness; instead, we must measure ourselves by God’s Word, which reveals that none of us are righteous and all are in need of forgiveness through Jesus Christ.