The Good Man and the Bad Man – Part 1
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Date: 2016-10-16
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Scripture: Luke 18:9-18:14
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