The Good Man and the Bad Man – Part 2

Introduction – Five characters of self-righteous men

1.       They justify themselves in their own mind (vs 11)

2.       They even justify themselves before God (vs 11)

3.       They compare themselves with the worst kind of people (vs 11)

4.       They base their holiness on what they do not do (vs 12)

5.       They talk about love but despise others (vs 9)

I)        What do they have in common?ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܝܼܠ ܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒܼܵܐ ܘܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ

§  Both believed God and went to pray in the Templeܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܨܠܘܼܬܵܐ، ܗܲܟܠܵܐ

II)     What are their differences?ܦܘܼܪܫܘܼܢܝܵܐ ܒܝܼܠ ܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒܼܵܐ ܘܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ

§  Their clothes and  their manner (vs 11)ܠܒܼܸܫܬܵܝ

o   Matthew 11:18-19 ܡܬܝ ܝܐ:18-19

o   Luke 7:34ܠܘܩܐ ܙ:34

o   Matthew 21:32ܡܬܝ ܟܐ:32

III)   Pharisee’s prayer – The good man (vs. 11-12)ܨܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (ܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒܼܵܐ)

§  He stood – Matthew 6:5ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ –ܡܬܝ ܘ:5

§  He prayed about himself – Luke 18:11-12ܒܹܝܠܹܗ ܠܓܵܢܹܗ –ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:11 –12

IV)   Publican’s prayer – The bad man (vs. 13)ܨܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܲܡܓܼܵܟ̰ܝܼ (ܐܢܵܫܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ)

§  His postureܟܠܵܝܬܘܼܗܝ

§  His eyesܥܲܝܢܘܼܗܝ

§  His actionܫܘܼܠܘܼܗܝ

o   Proverbs 4:23ܡܬܠܐ ܕ:23

o   I Samuel 16:7ܐ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܝܘ:7

§  His wordsܗܲܡܸܙܡܵܢܘܼܗܝ

a)       Godܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

o   Psalm 130:3ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܠ:3

b)      Be merciful to me ܥܒܼܘܿܕ ܪܲܚܡܹܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ

o   Exodus 25ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܗ

c)       I am a sinnerܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ

o   Psalm 51:1-2ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܐ:1 –2

V)     What did the Lord say? (vs 14)ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܐܡܸܪܹܐ ܡܵܪܲܢ؟

§  I Peter 5:6ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܗ:6

§  James 4:10ܝܥܩܘܒܼ ܕ:10 

Conclusion–                                           Matthew 5:3                      ܡܬܝ ܗ:3