Faith

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)


Assyrian Presbyterian Church of San Jose

ܥܕܬܐ ܦܪܣܒܝܬܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ ܒܣܢ ܗܘܙܝ


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Introduction

§  The Lord spake this parable unto certain people (vs. 9)ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:9

o   Trust themselvesܒܗܹܒܼܝܼ ܗ݉ܘܵܘ ܒܓܵܢܵܝ

o   Righteousܙܲܕܝܼܩܹܐ

o   Despised othersܡܲܣܠܝܼ ܗ݉ܘܵܘ ܐܚܹܪ݉ܢܹܐ

§  Pharisee’s prayer (vs. 11-12)ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11 12ܣܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ

§  Publican’s prayer (vs. 13)ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:13 ܣܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܕܲܡܓܼܵܟ̰ܝܼ

§  Christ declared (vs. 14)ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:14

o   Isaiah 65:5ܐܫܥܝܐ ܣܗ:5

Five marks of self-righteous people

1)      They justify themselves in their own minds.ܡܲܟܫܸܛܝܼ ܓܵܢܵܝ ܓܵܘ ܬܲܚܡܲܢܝܵܬܵܝ

o   Luke 18:11ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11

o   Romans 3:12ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܓ:12

o   Romans 3:23ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܓ:23

2)       They even justify themselves before God.ܡܲܟܫܸܛܝܼ ܓܵܢܵܝ ܩܲܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

o   Luke 18:11ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11

o   Example: Joseph’s brothers

3)      They compare themselves with the worst kind of people.

 ܡܲܕܒܼܵܩܝܼ ܓܵܢܵܝ ܡܼܢ ܐܢܵܫܹܐ  ܒܘܼܫ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܓܵܢܵܝ

o   Luke 18:11ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11

o   I Corinthians 10:12ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝ:12

4)      Self-righteous people base their holiness on what they do not do.

ܟܹܐ ܚܲܫܒܼܝܼ ܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܫܘܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܹܐܒܼܵܕܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ

o   Luke 18:11ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11

o   Luke 18:12ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:12

o   Matthew 15:7-9ܡܬܝ ܝܗ:7 9

5)      Self righteous people talk a lot about love.ܪܵܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܝܼ ܒܘܼܬ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ

o   Luke 18:11ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11

Conclusion –                                          I John 1:8-10                       ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:8 – 10 

8 ܘܐܸܢ ܐܵܡܪܵܚ ܕܠܲܝܬ ܠܲܢ ܚܛܝܼܬܵܐ: ܓܵܢܲܢ ܡܲܚܠܘܼܛܹܐ ܝܘܵܚ: ܘܣܲܪܲܣܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ ܒܝܼܲܢ. 9 ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܡܵܘܕܵܚ ܒܚܛ̈ܝܼܵܬܲܢ: ܣܲܪܲܣܬ ܝܼܠܹܐ ܘܙܲܕܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܐ ܕܫܵܒܼܸܩ ܠܲܢ ܚܛ̈ܝܼܵܬܲܢ: ܘܕܵܟܼܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡܼܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܥܵܘܠܲܢ